Woods, Lakes and Snakes

Today we went for a day trip to Tyresta National Park which is a primeval forest about 45 mins from central Stockholm (primary forest for those of you with Geography GCSE - meaning it has never been cut down or managed by people). Glorious sunny day again so we have a bit more colour in our cheeks.
We were keeping our eyes peeled for elk, pine marten and pygmy owl but didn't see any. We think we heard a capercaillie (certainly something with a gamey squawk) - but we did see a pile of grass snakes. That was very impressive - I've never seen a snake in the wild before. It was literally a pile - you couldn't see how many snakes there were and where their heads were.
Also lots of glorious views of pretty lakes. More photos on flickr.com/charlottteandnick