14C, soft rain, cool breeze, mist - all back to normal.
Up to Lowery Cross past Te-Whare; up for sale for £1,115,000. Out to the wood on the beautifully manicured track. Through the perpetually muddy, now dry, gate to the leat and along. Down into the amazing 'field'. Just how can such an unpromising patch of land be so wonderful? So much to see; orchids galore, tall valerian, soggy bog cotton, bog asphodel shining, lots of succulent horsetail, foxgloves galore, labyrinth spiders, sundews glistening, lovely slugs, spiky thistles, selfheal and even the bracken looks brilliant. Down to the reservoir and along. Always seeking the red signal crayfish - no sign but certainly there. Out at Norsworthy and up the track to Lethertor Bridge. Round by the fairy cave and up past the farm. Now what was once a most pleasant track has a big, 'orrible barbed wire fence. To the leat for a sit and cuppa. Up and out to the col between the tors. A few folk enjoying the rocks. Along to Peek Hill and down to Lowery Tor. Round to the tall stile and back.
And then the sun decided to appear just in time to set - which was nice.