Weather: grey sky and wind sprinkle rain.

Start at Quethiock (312647) and walk out of the village past the cemetery towards Trehunist. After Trehunist take the left turn down a steep lane signposted Ford 500yds. It wasn't a ford when I did it but there is a lovely  little stream and stone bridge for when it is. After the ford is a really deep lane then at Haye Farm take the footpath ( signposted) left through the fields (wonderful views over the valley and beyond) and head for the little green alley in the trees. Exit at the lane and turn right at 136 at the sharp bend take the footpath on the left across fields.Leaving the field at the gate the next field footpath is almost immediately opposite with a footpath sign to Trebrown. The signpost directs you across the field, it was recently harrowed so I walked round the 2 field edges leaving them at the gate just to the right of the house.Turn left and walk along this quiet lane past Leigh Farm (great views of hidden dips in the countryside) and on through Leigh Planataion and Wetherslade Wood where there are tantalising glimpses of a buttercup strewn valley and stream on the right and blubells in the woods on the left. At the next lane turn left up the hill and then take the rough bridle track at 52 on the map looking out for the windsock on the left at the brow of the hill. This track eventually has woodland on the north side and has high plodge potential. It then  becomes metalled and it is an easy flat stretch to 132, then turn left. This bit felt longer than it looked on the map.Eventually you come to a footpath sign taking you right down a neat driveway/farm lane.The path appears to enter a garden where there are 'suggested path' signs taking you round the edge of the outbuildings and then, via a stile across a field (diagonally downwards) to the far corner. Here there is a pond and a farm track. Walk right up the track and take the footpath sign left at the corner as the track swings to the right, over a stile with a natty lifting post. The path goes through a somewhat overgrown and potentially nettley path and exits into outbuildings and chickens. *** After this the correct path was unclear to me- you are now at Trecorme Mill- I exited at the wrong place -there is a stile at the top of the drive ( guard dogs sign!) suggesting the path runs alongside the drive in the field- the navigation around the chickens is a bit tricky. The path you want now is opposite the drive to Trecorme Mill across the field to return to the lane on which you started. Turn right and head back to the village.

Birds: goldfinches in the hedgerows on the return walk from Trehunist, dive bombing swallows.Chiff chaffs++

Flowers: foxploves and red campion.The ash leaves are just about starting to come out properly.The red and delicate fronds of Old Man's Tobacco.Common bistort. Aquilegia and wild strawberries in the hedgerows. I had never noticed that new holly leaves have a red tinge round the edges

Small joys: the varied colours of the fields from the the muted greeny yellow of the fading rape flowers ( much less blatant than when it is in full bloom), the almost yellow of the newly cut fields, the brown of the recently planted and the freshness of the growing grain. The crow sitting on the gate at Trehunist. The amount of deer tracks and animal staircases.