Grammars Wood and the Long Stone

On the trail of bluebells and red squirrels! 

First, a woodland walk on the flank of a down.   

And here be bluebells:

The new leaves - wonderfully green
against the blue sky.

Then out onto the top of the down for a view to the south for the West Wight

And a view to the north towards Freshwater Bay and its chalky cliffs. The yellow gorse is already in full bloom. 

A solitary barn on the down.

And not far away is a sanctuary for red squirrels. A gate leads to a conifer dominated forest.

Not a red squirrel.

Handsome gorse.

Sadly no squirrels seen but here a couple of pine cones carefully opened to find the seeds hidden inside.