Lambing in Greenwich
5 April 2011
Mairzy Doats And Dozy Doats
Normally we concentrate exclusively on the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site but I make no excuse whatsoever to stray down the road to Welling today to take a look at some ickle lambs. Everybody likes ickle lambs.
They were born at Woodlands Farm near Oxleas Woods in Greenwich borough which is "an educational Farm managed under the Natural England Higher Level Countryside Stewardship Scheme where we try to balance farming practice with the needs of nature conservation." Gosh.
As well as ickle lambs the farm is home to ducks, geese, chickens, sheep, pigs, goats, a British White cow called Daisy and Bob the Shetland pony.
Lambing is in full swing at the moment with 30 born so far this year and there's a Lambing Day for visitors on 23 April. The farm is normally open every day except Monday from 9.30am until 4.30pm so, next time you're in Greenwich, make some time to nip down the road for a look - it's not far. You can find out more here. And now, at last, here's a lovely picture of those ickle lambs.
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