Lambourn and surrounding area are a glorious haven of wildlife and
natural beauty. The wonderful curves of the downland landscape, the
changing colours of the trees, and the flowers, the birds, mammals,
butterflies and more. Some things, like Corn Buntings and Grey
Partridges, are now rare and hard to see across most of England but
still thankfully present on the downs.
Every year is different.
Some wildflowers thrive but then fade; birds might do well one year but
become scarce or non-existent another. In the last 20 years buzzard
numbers have recovered, and red kites appeared and now become a common
site. Butterflies have come and gone.
Can we do more to share
our observations of nature around the Lambourn valley? I hope that
people will want to tell others about what they have seen so that more
people can enjoy it.
I
don’t live in Lambourn but I have been visiting for over 30 years – and
always take the opportunity to walk the woods and hills. I would be
glad to receive your reports and post them on this website – send them
to me at quentin.given@btinternet.com. But I would also be happy to let
someone in the village take this on!
Happy nature spotting
Quentin Given
