June 2020

15 Buckden Roundabout June 2020 Village News Across 1. Helipad 5. Ballast 9. Appendage 10. Union 11. Starch 12. Deceive 14. Luck 15. Strategist 19. Despairing 20. Etna 22. Lenient 25. Yellow 27. Noble 28. Monastery 29. Saluted 30. Exacted Down 1. Hoax 2. Lipsticks 3. Penury 4 Death Star 5. Blend 6 Launches 7. Alibi 8. Tangential 13. Fledglings 16. Annoyance 17. Introvert 18. Pavement 21 Plasma 23. Nobel 24. Timid 26. Dyed Crossword answers ment away from the roadside. The mowing of the lawns on Greenway, swapping daisy - covered beautifulness for yellow, scraped and scuffed grass would be discussed as well. I hope we can strike a balance on our mowing as these places looked particularly lovely and good for mind and soul in this difficult spring for us all. There ’ s still lots to see at the moment. Swifts seem scarce in the Parish which is sad but some are back, screaming away and up to three Cuckoos are still vocal in the Ouse Valley and on the Roundabout Buckden Walk. Look for dragonflies and dam- selflies by the river, including the Scarce Chaser and families of Kingfishers of which I ’ ve found two nest holes this spring. I saw White - legged Damselflies (a scarce species) by the river in mid - May – the first I ’ d seen in the Parish. I also understand lucky residents saw a Ring - necked Parakeet in a few places in May but sadly I wasn ’ t lucky. Mark Ward is a nature author and the RSPB ’ s Editor - in - Chief, producing its magazines and other communications for its 1.1 million members. His latest book, “ Wildlife on Your Doorstep ” is based on his experiences with the wildlife of the Buckden area. It is available from Amazon and all good booksellers. (Continued from page 14) Buckden Wildlife Lockdown Crossword 2 Across 1. A landing place (7) 5. Weighty stabiliser (7) 9. Leg, for example (9) 10. Code, HQ Twickenham (5) 11. It stiffens (6) 12. Mislead by lying (7) 14. Fortune (4) 15. High level planner (10) 19. Attitude when all is lost (10) 20. Sicilian volcano (4) 22. Forgiving (7) 25. Cowardly (6) 27. Duke, for example (5) 28.Religious community ’ s home (9) 29. Expressed admiration (7) 30. Demanded and obtained (7) Down 1. Piltdown Man was one (4) 2. They are cosmetics (9) 3. Abject poverty (6) 4. The Empire ’ s ultimate weapon (5,4) 5. Mix of two or more (5) 6. Sends off (8) 7. Elsewhere, literally (5) 8. Indirectly relevant (10) 13. Young birds (10) 16. Irritant (9) 17. Reserved chap (9) 18. Sidewalk (8) 21. Ionised gas (6) 23. Prestigious prize (5) 24. Easily scared (5) 26. Changed colour (4) To relieve lockdown boredom print out and do this crossword Answers below 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Drawing of St Mary ’ s Church courtesy of Anne and Ian Carter