I headed for the CCC Slingsby site, not very far away. On the way I drove through the Castle Howard estate, and turned in to the Yorkshire Arboretum. It has a red squirrel enclosure, but sadly they were all tucked up in their dreys.
I went on the organised tour which added some history about the project, and pointed out some of the trees you would otherwise overlook. Then explored the rest of the site, which is very pretty.
Then it was back to the visitor centre for a lovely lunch with peacocks.
The weather turned the next day, and the PLAN was to take £2 busses around to Malton and Pickering, but the first bus didn't show up and so the whole plan fell through. THANK YOU Arriva. I had a quick look round the village, but didn't fancy one of the many walks because it was raining and cold. So I spend the whole day in the van :-(
