Mike's Natural Musings: A Trip to the Seaside

Sunday, 26 April 2020

A Trip to the Seaside

It was a day for cycling to day and still keen to ride off road I harnessed up the Stumpy again and Heather and I set off across the Horsefield and on to Waltham from where we managed to follow a single track through superb woodland to Humberston Avenue. Here off road plans were thwarted by the building of a new housing estate so we continued along the avenue to get to Humberston and South Sea Lane which led us down to the Thorpe Park on the Fitties. Normally you would expect to have South Sea Lane to yourself but today it was like Picadilly Circus; in fact, probably busier. Turning south we headed along the bridleway backing the golf course until we could make directly for the sea bank overlooking Tetney Marshes where we paused for some refreshment. It was good to be able to gaze out over the marshes to the distant sea after so long with no coastal views. Skylarks were displaying and several little egrets were feeding in the pools and creeks. From the lake we rode through Thorpe Park and then along the front to Buck Beck car park which was surprisingly crowded!! Now our route took us along Buck Beck by the side of the country park. From the road we were able to make our way back through Weelsby Woods where we had good views of Jay, back across the Horsefield and home.

As it was a really warm evening and an overcast night forecast I set up the moth trap. When I opened it at 5.30 the next morning it had,in fact, been my best night so far with 10 individuals: two pugs that flew before I could identify or photograph them and 8 shuttle-shaped darts; 1 female and 7 males.
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