Sunday 10th May 1981
From a Nature Diary, writer unknown:
10th May [1981]. Went to Erlestoke with C. & B. and walked through woods. Lots of branches broken through recent storms. Watched a Chiff-chaff for quite a time. Saw the tits, chaffinches, etc. Heard but couldn’t spot blackcap, cuckoo, willow warbler and goldcrest. Saw Brimstone & orange-tip as well as small white butterflies. Red campion very red and just out, very striking. Comfrey & bugle much in evidence and bluebells and primroses still about. Found hundreds of coltsfoot fluffy seed heads and their weird shaped leaves much in evidence. V. beautiful beech with most extraordinary roots – feet and toe like.