Cooking sherry!!!

Oh no - I keep a bottle of Lamb's Navy rum on the shelf - for medicinal purposes, of course, such as the shock of having extremely orange glowing dirigibibibles appearing unexpectedly.

Shell bay is far too warm for Acryli-beasts, even in winter. The mild maritime climate means that we do not have snow.

It could, I suppose, have been on the lookout for the famous New Forest swimming deer which are seen from time to time in the waters of the Solent and associated harbours and rivers.