A dull grey morning clings to the north side of the park while blue skies can be seen out to sea, though they are soon also enveloped by the grey cloud. Heading out of the learning centre towards the light house road, the verges are full of Field Bind Weed. The pale pink flower poking up amongst the dull green / brown grass. Stopping at the top of light house field to watch a mischief of Magpies gathering on top of the top mile marker. There cackling like calls echoing over the gull. On the lower marker a lone Kestrel call out to another somewhere out of sight, though it soon appears over the horizon to hover over the long grass at the top of the field.
In the shorter turf dark pink Chalk Milkwort, pale pink Rest Harrow and bright Yellow Vetchling all run into each other creating a patch work of colour. Bulbous Thistle now towers over neighbouring Blackthorn, the Blackthorn having bent in submission to the wind. The spikey flower heads swelling, ready to flower, some have already started to open the bright purple fluffy flower a stark contrast to the rest of the spikey plant.
Dark purple Greater Knapweed and sunshine yellow Agrimony smother the group before flowing into a large patch of Bramble, now smothered in pale pink flowers. The chattering of a lone Goldfinch pulls my attention to the brightly coloured bird sat atop the branch of a dead tree.
Heading up the hill in field 10 a Skylark sings its heart out, before dramatically falling back down to earth using its wings like a parachute.
Tufted Vetch and Red Bartsia line the path as I head back through Saxon field. A lone Pyramidal Orchid pokes out from behind a Wild Carrot. While overhead a Kestrel hover ever hopeful to find breakfast.