The route taken, clockwise from the blue marker flag.

The car park just outside Corfe Castle, and ideal starting place for walking towards the East..

The view back from the access track to the ridge - Corfe Castle and the village basks in the morning sunshine.

One for the techies - a comms tower up on the ridge East of Corfe Castle - mainly for mobile phones and emergency services by the look of it.

Looking from the ridge towards Bournemouth in the distance. The body of water to the left is Poole Harbour with the entrance just right of centre.

This Hereford bullock, by now fairly mature, was scratching his chin on a piece of bracken and obviously enjoying it - you wouldn't think it would be strong enough to go through the fur. I felt like scratching his chin for him (but I didn't!)

the view out to sea from the ridge.

The recent damp weather has encouraged the growth of lots of toadstools, here quite large.

A freshly planted winter crop looks improbably green in the morning sun.

Farm shop to the left, bridleway on the right.

The sound of the tinkling stream added to the sylvan charm on this path.

The distant cliffs on the Isle of Wight loom through the haze.

I had meant to use the Priests Way but it is closed for repairs. I had to lengthen the walk and carry on to the Coast Path.

Dancing Ledge where people are preparing to go 'coasteering', a combination of swimming and rock climbing along the rocky cliffs hereabouts. It's not without its dangers, a woman was killed doing this just a mile or two to the East only a couple of weeks previously.

A larger view of dancing ledge; the swimming pool hewn out of the darker rock by quarrymen last century for school children to use is just right of centre.

My lunch spot, looking West towards Seacombe Cliff.

Wild Iris Foetidissima (thank you Google!) berries at the side of the path.

A Red Admiral butterfly on an Old Man's Beard flower.

Out in the middle of nowhere someone has installed this horses head into a dry stone wall.

Unusual diagonal laying on this piece of wall gives it an interesting appearance.

Ivy flowers in profusion.

As the sun gets lower towards dusk the colours get warmer.

The evening sun produces unusual hues .

These Alpacas have been guarding my car which is in the carpark just over the road.