A dusk walk from Prince Hall Hotel

Last week I took out Mr and Mrs Coleman from Prince Hall Hotel for a dusk walk.  We walked over the West Dart, past Moorlands Farm and out to Ruelake Mire, looking for Snipe and Grasshopper Warbler.  We were rewarded with both equally strange sounds heard at a distance, a fox crossing the mire, and excellent views of Redstart and Grey Wagtail.  It was a muggy, atmospheric evening - amazingly warm for nightfall out on the open moor.  A June dusk is a terrific time to be out and about on a peaceful Dartmoor evening - except for the midges.