Today the weather was fantastic with plenty of sunshine and a clear blue sky. It was so nice that we had two walks, one into Swanage for coffee and back in the morning, all very civilised! Then in the afternoon we drove a short distance of about 5 miles to have a second walk at Swyre Head. The car park was more than a bit muddy and sloshy and the only place left to park was in a muddy puddle but it would take more than a puddle to halt our plans, and once we had left the car park things improved underfoot. The walk is uphill all the way to the top of the cliff but the reward once you are up there is an amazing view along the coast towards Kimmeridge Bay and Lulworth beyond.
Shortly after walking through a field of very lovely woolly faced sheep, we came across this memorial seat dedicated to those who gave their lives in flying accidents at this spot at Swyre Head.
As you walk uphill you get a good view of Encombe House (a privately owned large estate) down below in the valley.
Zooming in on Encombe House.
A coastal view towards Kimmeridge Bay and Lulworth (supersized, so hanging over the edge of my blog!)
On the way back downhill I zoomed in on the view in front of us with Corfe Castle in the foreground and Poole Harbour and Poole in the background.
Back through the field of sheep - loads of them!
Nearly all had their backs to us - don't know if it was something we said!
Finally, on our walks into Swanage over the last few months we noticed a very distinctive tree which has lots of unusual long catkins on it, I remembered to take some photos of it today and looked it up, apparently the common name for it is the silk tassel bush and the botanical name is garrya.
The silk tassel bush.
The catkins look rigid but when you touch them they are soft and pliable and the leaves are shiny and evergreen, I really like this tree/bush, it's quite striking and different.
Another good day.
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