We had a 4 mile walk this afternoon from the Blackwater car park on the Rhinefield Ornamental Drive in the New Forest. There must have been a fair bit of rain last night as there were dark peaty coloured puddles everywhere and the rain started again whilst we were out - quite a contrast to yesterday's weather. We successfully found a geocache close to a deer conservation area where there was a largish herd of fallow deer out in the open. The herd included two white deer that stood out a bit like a sore thumb - it must be difficult for them to stealth about!
Walking across the heathland we came across violets, dotted here and there along the edge of a very dark peaty coloured small stream. I always remember my dad telling me that years ago violets used to smell, but nowadays they don't, I'm not sure if this is right but I sniff them every now and then and they certainly don't seem to smell.
Throughout much of our walk we heard a cuckoo, which I have been reading about lately and according to the RSPB cuckoos are becoming an increasingly rare sight in the UK, as fewer migrants return each year.
Today I also noticed, for the first time this year, that the ferns are unfurling and beginning to grow. The trees all around are such a bright fresh green at the moment it almost seems too bright. We also saw a heron, canada geese and an egret. Another pleasant walk.
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