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The Shrieking Pits

Posted on July 7, 2020 by East of Elveden

Tucked away in the north Norfolk coastal hinterland, close to the villages of Overstrand and Northrepps, is a group of small ponds known as the Shrieking Pits. More of the same can also be found a few miles further west … Continue reading →

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Hethel Old Thorn

Posted on December 16, 2016 by East of Elveden

If trees could only speak. If they had some semblance of sentience and memory, and a means of communication, what would they tell us? Ancient trees – or at least those we suspect to be very old – are usually … Continue reading →

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