2024 Holford

We set off up Holford Combe, crossing the stream several times. At the top of the combe we climbed up to Dowsborough Fort. The woods were damp. Birds were singing. Oak trees were packed together, trunks cork-screwing up towards the daylight. According to local oddball folklorist and song “collector” Ruth Tongue, Dowsborough was a lookout … Read more “Saturday: haunted castle walk”

We stopped at Steart Marshes on the way to Holford. No Spoonbills this time, just the usual ducks, etc. We went in a couple of the hides and then did the 4km loop. It was windy on the bank of the Parrett river. The wind made the pylons hum. The note they hummed was B-flat. … Read more “Friday: the usual ducks”