Ancient tracks, a town hall clock, and an ark

We awoke to a bright, frosty, morning, which encouraged us to go for a four mile walk on nearby Compton Down (chalk down land) via this ancient,  yew tree lined track, through woodland. In some of the damp areas of the woodland edge, I was delighted to find a few colonies of the  rather inconspicuous Moschatel  (Adoxa moschatellina) in flower. (See extra.)
On each stem, four  tiny, yellow-green flowers are arranged at right angles to one another, like the faces of a town hall clock,  and then there is a fifth one on top, pointing to the sky. This is so  pilots of aeroplanes flying overhead can also see the time below! 
Another name for the town hall clock plant is Good Friday plant, as it flowers in March-April. After that, other bigger, neighbouring species of plants grow up and engulf it, making it almost impossible to find again until  the following spring.       

We also passed a small wooden sign in the ground  bearing an inscription  which said it was an ARK (Act of Restorative  Kindness). Later, intrigued, l looked up the website  www.wearetheark.org, and was glad I had.

In other news, my hairdresser phoned and I'm all booked in for two weeks' time.....it feels nearly as exciting as getting the  Covid 19 vaccination invitation.  

So, a good day all round.