Ventnor Botanic Garden – In the Guardian
![Ventnor Botanic Garden in the Guardian News paper online A website screenshot taken from a recent article in the Guardian news paper online showing an image of Ventnor Botanic Garden with Writer Tim Lewis.](https://www.botanic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Screenshot-2022-07-14-at-10-00-04-Balmy-Britain-why-you-should-visit-Ventnor-Botanic-Garden.png)
In this recent news article written by Tim Lewis for The Guardian, readers are taken on a journey through the Garden. Tim tells us of his visit to Ventnor Botanic Garden with his family ahead of writing the article.
I feel like I’ve been to a lot of places in Britain that have boasted of a microclimate. And, as any self-respecting pedant will tell you, they are probably correct: “There is a distinctive microclimate for every type of environment on the Earth’s surface,” says the Met Office. But while we all love a windy upland, the areas that really get the juices going are those pockets of Britain where it feels unnaturally balmy.
You can read Tim’s article in full – here.
Within Tim’s article, he describes his joy at seeing the ‘Ventnor Lizards’ up close during his visit to the Garden. You can see them too, especially on a sunny day, basking on the rocks, walls and even the paths around the Garden. Find out more about our local celebrities – The Common Wall Lizard, here.
![Common Wall Lizard at Ventnor Botanic Garden mentioned in Tim's article in The Guardian An image of a greeny brown lizard with speckled skin. The Common Wall Lizard at Ventnor Botanic Garden.](https://www.botanic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Lizard.jpg)