The Sequoia or Giant Redwood would have been planted as one of the specimen trees of the Brandon Hall estate. Edward Bliss made his money selling gun flints during the …
Once gravel pits, Lynford Water is a tranquil place for a hike and a wild swim. Unlike many other places, the forestry Commission, who own the land, permit swimming in the lakes.
Ouse Washes is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and an internationally-important wetland habitat. The linear site, which stretches from St Ives in Cambridgeshire to Downham Market in Norfolk, serves …
The RSPB has done an amazing job in turning these former carrot fields into flourishing reedbed habitat. Keep a look-out for birds including kingfishers, cranes, bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits, …