Sunday, March 27, 2011

Kites, Lambs and Pooh Sticks

The Thames at Burcot

The Earth Trust
Today we took a trip over to the Thames Valley with the intention of parking at the Earth Trust's Hill Farm and fine tuning a walk which takes in the wonderful viewpoint of Wittenham Clumps, some beautiful diverse habitats on the Northmoor Estate and a beautiful stretch of meadows beside the Thames.

The presence of traffic stewards suggested that this was not a 'normal' day and indeed it wasn't. Thousands of people had turned up to see the newborn lambs. There was also an exhibition based around sustainability.

A beautiful walk on a beautiful day, capped by the sight of a red kite wheeling and diving as it hunted the meadow, no more than twenty yards away from us. There was also the added bonus of the 'World Pooh Sticks Championship' on the bridge at Little Wittenham.

Back to the Earth Project for an organic, free-range lamb burger and then home.

1 comment:

Mary said...

Spring lambs! How delightful!

Footpath Holiday was recommended to me by satisfied customers from South Dakota, USA. I'd love to join one of your tours at some point, but right now, I'm keen to walk Spain's Basque country. Do you have any contacts with a company comparable to yours who leads tours there? Thanks in advance.