This was a truly perfect summer's evening, so we set off up the hill past Nurston farm to the rough track that leads up to the open moor of Skerraton Down. Part-way along the track, Gavin decided to look over the hedge and was amazed to discover a secret golf course way up there on the moor. Well, it couldn't have been that secret because there were at least 20 golfers roaming around. After close inspection we decided it was a private course owned and set up by the nearby farmer.

The moor was warm and still tonight - a real treat after a busy day. There was time to play with the Frisbees, chat, and examine an extraordinary sea of bluebells in a steep-sided valley leading to a woodland. An exhilarating descent across the moor brought us eventually to Cross Furzes and the long hill down to Wallaford Road.