This morning was such a contrast to yesterday with visibility reduce to some 500 metres. I thought of the many campers. Puddles, wet grass, and occasional wind shed rain drops from leaves. Beyond the park I had notice the impact of Ash dieback. In our car park we have two trees with a few bare exposed branches only. We monitor. Blackbirds were heard whilst several Robins would make appearance on various walls. Tin white cross flowers were enjoyed within the compound heads upon Dog Wood. It was the point tipped leaves of a Lime that I passed under raindrops having spiralled down its trunk.
At Rest & Admire, I could only admire some trees within the undercliff. With little more than a one-centimetre diameter stem, a Horse Chestnut flexed and reach just above head height. It was another good day for snails with seven Garden Snails noted upon one Stinking Iris clump. One specimen was happy upon Gorse needles, albeit fresh, pliable ones.
Although there was a gathering of standing dead Elm, there was heathy younger growth surrounding it. Smaller than pea sized fruits were upon one Cherry. Honeysuckle blossomed amongst its Willow host. Upon the Round the Head walk, pink & white Valerian, Elder flowers, and some Hawthorn blossom added colour amongst predominantly fresh green growth. Here at least the sea below was visible, and even part of the Durlston Bays rocky shoreline was seen from the Head. Although I was not surprised when a fellow walker reported a Roe Deer about the Globe, something was different. Recent I had seen a Doe and a Fawn grazing the cliff edge nearby. Today the fawn was alone, had developed some antlers, yet had no fear of humans.
Showing were yellow flowers of Wild Cabbage, purples of Tufted Vetch whilst only succulent leaves of Rock Samphire protruded from a wall. I noticed dangling flowers amongst fresh leaves of Holm Oak, however, below, where Ivy Broomrape was showing a few stems. I was happy to see a few Wild Thyme flowers amongst a ground cloaking leaves. Upon the cliffs Sea Campion, Thrift and Kidney Vetch waited for conditions and sun for insect pollination. I was slightly worried that someone had picked to coast path Bee Orchid, that is easy for many to see. Fortunately, it was still there.