Another hot day, with temperatures already reaching 24.5 degrees. I head out to the meadows passing Brambles covered in pale pink flowers, some now to form into small green, black berries. Gatekeeper Butterflies, Marbled White Butterflies and many bees are a hive activity round the bush.
Heading through Skipworth passing a large patch of Wild Carrot all topped with there own orange shiny Soldier Beetle. Hawksbeard has done to seed across the field their dull brown fluffy seed heads drying out in the consistent sun.
Bright yellow Ragwort pokes out above the dried-out grass, one is topped with a Six Spot Burnet Moth. The dark black moth with its bright red contrasting spots standing out like a beacon in the middle of the bright yellow Ragwort. Towards the bottom of the meadow the soft stems and leaves of Fleabane are now starting to open their sunshine yellow flowers.
Across the road into the woodlands, where lots of dog walkers are taking advantage of there shade in under the canopy of Holm Oaks. The cackling call of a Jay pulls my attention to the brightly coloured bird flying through the branches above my head.
Down to the glass observation point where Guillemots were noted by their absence, after the last of chick took its leap of faith off the ledge yesterday. The water looks very inviting this morning in the heat, the glassy still surface only showing the slightest of ripples as a boat passes by.
Along the seaward side verge in front of the light house, Golden Samphire and Durlston Rock Sea Lavender are both in full bloom on the downward slope to the sea. Back up the road to the centre where I pass numerous Stonechats calling to each other from their respective scrub patches.