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L

ike Kenneth Grahame’s Mole, I’d

beenworkingveryhardallthe

morning,spring-cleaningmylittle

home.Winterhadbeenlongerthan

usual and there was still a chill in

theairandalittlefrostonthe

ground.SpringwasstrugglingtoarrivesoI

decidedtoseekitoutmyself,withanexcursion

thatwouldthoroughlyembracethenew,the

freshandthehopefulnessoftheseason.Andit

definitelywasn’tgoingtoinvolvecleaning.

Whatbetterwaytocelebratetheseasonofnew

birththanwithsome,well...newbirths.

OffIgambolledtoCoombesFarminWest

Sussex, which is open each spring for lambing

and,moremagicalstill,late-nightlambing.A

thousand-acre farm set in the South Downs

IN SEARCH

OF SPRING

PENCIL IN A WEEKEND TO

MAKE SURE YOU GET

OUTSIDE, SNIFF THE AIR

AND NOTICE ALL THE

CHANGES THE NEW

SEASON BRINGS, SAYS

IONA BOWER

ESCAPE (^) | OUTING
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