A mixed forecast today saw Tracey and myself heading for North Yorkshire and carrying out one of our favourite walks.
We arrived at the lovely village of Levisham in overcast conditions unfortunately and it even drizzled slightly as we got our boots on.
The first section of the walk heads out over moorland and then when you reach the Hole of Horcum you drop down into the valley and head back towards Levisham in an elongated loop.
The moorland was pretty cool to be fair, with the incessant onshore breeze, but we kept at it seeing some nice sightings along the way which included a smart Fox Moth Caterpillar which Tracey found and a handful of Stonechats including a few fledged young, kept us entertained.
Eventually we reached the Hole of Horcum and headed down into the valley which made a great difference in temperature.
More bird sightings entered ebird, with the highlights including Cuckoo, Garden Warblers, a singing male Redstart and a lovely singing and displaying male Tree Pipit.
Wildflowers are always a feature of the walk, with several spikes of Early-purple Orchids, Wild Strawberry, Wood Anemone, Greater Stitchwort and Bluebells made for a great scene.
We managed to find a lovely Dor Beetle while walking along one of the paths, a species we usually see on our visits here, with their beautifully metallic purple undersides.
Eventually we arrived back at the car, and i looked up to see 2 Hobby chasing each other, a very nice bonus!.
Another lovely visit to this part of the world.
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| The Hole Of Horcum. |
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| Dor Beetle |
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| Early-purple Orchid |
