Going through the car parks, heading towards the castle I spot many Wood Pigeons and Crows flying around above the small woodland to the right, around me as I walk one can hear a magpie, various Robins, a Great Tit, and a Wren.
I decide to take the timeline route to see how the Red Cage is doing, in front of the habitat pile logs, it is looking rather shrinkingly sad and flattened – I thought to myself, I hope I’ll find another one soon enough. I then heard some rustling above me it was two Grey Squirrels up in two different Holm Oaks.
I walk into the small woodland (temporarily known as the Witches Wood – where you can find witches brooms!), here’s full of Holm Oak, Sycamore, Ash, Ground Ivy, Harts-Tongue Ferns, and of cause the Stinking Iris. However, I was rather annoyed by the sound of a lorry in the car park with it’s engine on – I thought to myself: "Turn it off! Your making to much pollution both noise and Air!"
As this is happening a Jackdaw is heard above me.
I take the Diagonal path – full of Pumpkins! Here I see a Chaffinch perched on a Sycamore tree, and I notice a humming sound around me, it was various bee species attracted to the ivy flower in bloom. Nice to hear bees at this stage of the year.
Leaving the Woodland habitat to the open view of the English Channel, I hear linnets above me, I spot two Magpies, then I hear and see a Firecrest flying out of some scrub in the distance, Goldfinches are head, the odd Bush-cricket or grasshopper species is heard making a sound – though not to the same extent as during the summer, two Herring gulls are seen passing heading west, a Raven could be heard behind European Gorse to the right of me, a Shag is seen flying away out to sea. As I walk towards the end of the Diagonal path I am startled by the last pumpkin sat next to the Tamarisk.
I head pass the gate heading towards the lighthouse, I notice a dark rainy cloud over the Isle of Wight, yet bright sunshine towards the south. I walk to the bottom of the dip, I notice three Roe Deer with their white bottoms facing me, two staring at me making sure that I’m not a predator. I go down to look at the sea and look around, Golden Samphire and Sea Beat, as well as various species of lichens can be spotted – Lichen is a great indicator of air quality – So your getting the best quality air on our coast. A large fossil can be seen, which has proudly been sitting there since I was a child and for millions of years before my birth!
I get up to the top, next to the lighthouse, stop and take a picture, such a beautiful view, but now I must get to writing the diary and getting to the castle.
One last thing, whilst checking the weather, I notice Swallows still above me - so they haven't migrated yet it seems.