River Bovey

We were out with our walking group today and were fairly lucky with the weather considering the forecast.  The morning was fairly dry as we climbed up various hills out of Parke, through Bovey Tracey on the way to Lustleigh.  It was delightful walking through very green mossy woods with a light scent in the air from the very first bluebells appearing, we even spotted a few early orchids beginning to flower.  At several points the Shaptor Rocks were visible peaking through half obscured by tree branches.  We reached Lustleigh for lunch and by this time the rain had set in, fortunately the church porch is very long and we managed to shelter there munching our sandwiches.  This shot of the bridge was grabbed very quickly before we headed up onto the old railway track back to Parke and the welcome tearoom.  In all it was over 10 miles a little longer than we had all expected but an enjoyable day out.