After two kinds of break – an Easter holiday skiing trip with friends in Sweden, and slow-mending broken ribs which may have been related to the first break – finally the chance to take advantage of some beautiful May weather.  Carstramon is a favourite place, fabulous woods on a hill in the Fleet valley in Galloway.  Thanks to a walk there later this year with forester friend Andrew, I now know that it’s woodland type NVC W11, though with lots of introduced beech – thanks Andrew!  Bluebell-carpeted in spring, and with excellent year-round tree-climbing opportunities, we are there as often as can be, almost always just to explore the woods.  But at the top of the woods you can walk out on to a tussocky hillside and up to the summit, for some great views.