One Day of Fine Weather

Waterfall at Watersmeet

The view from Winston's Path, Countisbury

Anyone with access to news media will know how devastatingly bad the weather has been in England and Wales for the last couple of months - since before Christmas in fact. So the sunny weather which arrived yesterday was particularly welcome.

We took the opportunity to check some of the paths we use on our 'self-guided' walks on Exmoor, to make sure that they hadn't been washed away or blocked by fallen trees. We walked around Countisbury and Watersmeet . The rivers were in spate, the waterfalls were magnificent and the ranger teams had been out and removed the windblown trees and branches. I suspect that very few people realise the extent to which the accessibility of our wild places is dependent on the hard work of these teams, many of whom are volunteers. I, for one, am very grateful.

After our sunny respite yesterday, the rain has returned. Fingers crossed that it is a temporary return.