Liz Thomas Bedfordshire is a small rural county near London. Home to to the Chiltern Hills, the main town of Bedford has more Italians than anywhere else, due to a recruitment drive a few decades back. But elsewhere it’s mostly villages and ponds, lovely flat walking country! Bedfordshire has lots of lovely wildlife, due to…
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A Guide to Cambridgeshire, Naturally
Chris Williamson Cambridgeshire is a beautiful county situated on The Fens (marshland) of eastern England. Not just a university, there are other cities (Ely and Peterborough) and very fertile land. Much of England’s organic veggies are grown here. Home to lots of lovely natural sites, here you’ll find Brampton Wood (over 900 years old), majestic…
A Guide to Essex, Naturally
Dee Nickerson Essex is a large mostly rural county, despite the ‘cheeky boy’ image. It also boasts England’s longest coastline (around 350 miles) and lots of pretty windmills and country pubs. Southend was recently made into a city (in memory of the murdered MP David Amess) and is home to the world’s longest pier. Despite…
A Guide to Norfolk, Naturally
Norfolk is a lovely quiet and flat county, with one of the lowest populations in England. Home to some of the most stunning wide sandy beaches, it also houses windmills and marshes and the Norfolk Broads (manmade but home to lots of lovely wildlife that have made it their home). The city of Norwich is…
A Guide to Suffolk, Naturally
Sue Fenlon Suffolk is a beautiful flat and quiet county, which looks like Norfolk and resembles its over-the-water cousin The Netherlands. All windmills and marshy lands, there is also the lesser-known Suffolk Broads, as beautiful as its northerly cousin. If you ever had a picture on your living room of Constable’s The Hay Wain –…