woodhall dean

30-04-26 I can't remember exactly what sparked the idea to visit Woodhall Dean but Mary had been talking about taking the car out for some exercise, and Woodhall Dean is not easy to get to any other way. Too early in the year for purple hairstreaks and too late in the day for snakes, it was both a great idea and bound to fail. Actually it was a really fine short walk, although not without moments.My memories of this place are that you won't see snakes. And often very little other wildlife. But it is also very sceneic. I see people posting snake pics from round Whiteadder Reservoir but hardly anywhere else in the Lothians. They are becoming very thin on the ground. Pun intended. If there were dozens wriggling all over the paths and chasing you, I might feel differently but they are super rare in Scotland (in my experience) and so I go places where there are warning signs. But they rarely show up. None today. Understandably; it was really warm and we only arrived late on, long after…