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During the summer, house groups take a break. Sometimes we go for an evening walk. The first walk in 2008 included rather a lot of bullocks!
The second was a stroll through Borthwood Copse. The red squirrels kept their distance but we admired the owls in the rescue sanctuary. August saw us on Mottistone Common where two mares brought their foals to meet us, one of just a few days old. With dusk falling we saw bats and heard the interminable throb of the nightjar. As the darkness deepened we saw several nightjars catching moths before we walked back down to the car park, scarcely needing torches.
Following the success of the Midsummer Meanders, we held a longer walk on Saturday September 13th. Despite a ferocious thunder and hailstorm the previous day, the early morning mist melted away into glorious sunshine.
We walked to Bembridge, stopping to admire the view over the harbour. The most intrepid continued to St Helen's and Brading before catching the bus back.
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