Some heavy showers at the start of the ride coupled with the fact that Oliver needed to be home for lunch to celebrate Father's Day left us with a shortened but enjoyable ride past Nurston Farm to the open moor at Skerraton Down. We filled out the ride with some Aerobie contests, tracing the route of the river Mardle and its tributaries and exploring the secluded Dean Woods valley (on foot) near Cross Furzes.