Sandy, Bedfordshire Once full of lambs, today the field is a thigh-high forest of vegetation and saplings rise above the jungle Down by the river is a place that five springs ago was a field full of lambs. I had spent a couple of years there acting as "lookerer" (or volunteer shepherd) for a flock of Southdown sheep, and on one blossom-filled morning of cuckoo flowers and lesser celandines, I helped the shepherd with a difficult birth. Related: Country diary: Sandy, Bedfordshire: The best midwife in his field - a shepherd gets to grips with lambing Continue reading...
Country diary: life and loss of a riverside meadow
26. září 2017 6:37
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Celý článek: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/sep/26/country-diary-life-and-loss-of-a-riverside-meadow-country-diary
Zdroj: The Guardian