On a hot and sunny evening we rode up Wallaford Road and then decided to ride the track to Lud Gate and the moorland descent to Chalk Ford. As usual the views across South Devon were spectacular and the descent challenging.

For many years there used to be a family of pigs and piglets in the field near Chalk Ford and deer on the higher fields, but today there was nothing. At least there was nothing until we had finished descending the track to Scoriton: here George found a family of lambs looking through a garden gate that seemed very pleased to see him.