Our Autumn woods are poised in a brief magic moment of calm. We enjoy it while the season lasts. It’s time to remember Michaelmas and the work of angels.
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Category: The English Countryside
All the way to Alfriston
Of all the many Downland villages, Alfriston must be one of the favourites. A remote place, bypassed by modern development, it carries the old fashioned charm we love. Tourists flock here for a taste of old England.
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Of the rare chalk rivers in the world 86% are in England. They are a national treasure. The Test and the Itchen in Hampshire are two of the best. They are the crown- jewels of our South of England countryside.
Continue reading “England’s Peaceful Chalk Streams”Our Silent Springs
An increasingly rare sight these days is my favourite early songbird, the Song Thrush. I miss the thrushes’ clear phrases awaking the dawn of early spring and echoing over the village in early evening. Is this a going to be a silent Spring?
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