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Laurence Mitchell
Writer and photographer based in Norwich, UK-
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Tag Archives: Fens
Marshland
The far west of Norfolk between Terrington St John and Walsoken on the Cambridgeshire border is often referred to as Fen country but technically it is part of the Norfolk Marshland. John Seymour in his Companion Guide to East Anglia (1970) … Continue reading
Posted in Norfolk, Walking
Tagged Eastern Europe, Farming, Fens, John Seymour, landscape, Marshland
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Crowland
Crowland – the name seems to be well chosen. Walking into the village I cannot help but notice several dozen crows perched on the wires above the village sign: a welcoming committee taking a brief respite from wind-wheeling above the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel, wildlife
Tagged Crowland, crows, Fens, Glinton, Helpston, John Clare, Lincolnshire
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Whittlesea Straw Bear
If you venture to Whittlesea, at the edge of the Fens near Peterborough, during the second weekend in January you cannot help but notice that strange straw animals and oddly attired people have taken over the streets of this small market … Continue reading
Posted in Folklore, History
Tagged Cambridgeshire, England, English folk tradition, Fens, Molly dancing, Straw Bear, Whittlesea, Whittlesey
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