After a dull and wet start today, this afternoon was much better, the sun came out and it was warm enough for t shirts again. We parked at the Middle Beach car park at Studland and had a lovely walk along to Knoll Beach. Before we went onto the beach we looked for and found a geocache near the Dragon's Teeth (which were built to impede the movement of tanks and mechanised infantry during the Second World War).
It made a change for us to walk along the beach at low tide and today's tide seemed extra low. Fortunately there was no sign of the thick piles of smelly seaweed that have been along the shore on our last few visits, the beach was surprisingly seaweed free!
The dragons teeth above and below hidden amongst the ferns!
There were masses and masses of worm casts on the beach, this one I particularly liked!
There would have been crowds of people on this beach only a month or so ago, today however it was very quiet and very peaceful.
There were quite a few swallows swooping around above the sand dunes and just above the sea, I suppose they are gathering on the coast ready to fly off back to Africa soon. We saw young herring gulls picking up shellfish, flying up high and dropping them so that they smashed on the stones and made it easier to eat. We also saw a couple of oyster catchers and a cormorant.
Late afternoon sun
Back at the car park, just as we were leaving I spotted a couple of wild rabbits, one the usual brown colour and one black!
I've seen black rabbits in the wild near Southampton before once or twice, but it's not something I've seen very often, it was nice to see it and it didn't seem too bothered by us either. All in all a very pleasant afternoon at a lovely spot.
