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©Sarah Charlesworth
Dist:0.2km<br/>Older OS maps mark a post office here and, though it is only pure guesswork, it may have been in the house in the background.
©Chris Downer
Dist:0.2km<br/>Among the most numerous of game birds, pheasants provide sport by flying strongly and directly over guns. When otherwise disturbed, they tend to run away rather than fly. Rearing and protecting them, organising shoots has become a major rural industry. Pheasants, first recorded in England in 1059, are now widespread throughout Britain and Ireland. One theory is that they were introduced by the Romans from Asia. The common pheasant derives from the Chinese ring-necked, black-necked and Mongolian breeds, and accordingly varies in plumage. This has produced two forms - those with a white neck-ring and those without. Pheasants are ground dwelling birds, vulnerable to foxes, stoats, weasels and other predators. Due to the efforts of gamekeepers, who also supply winter feeding, pheasants survive in larger numbers than would be possible if they were left to fend for themselves. This one has managed to stay away from the guns as it is Sunday 31st January and the end of the season - no shooting on a Sunday.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.3km<br/>A really cold frosty morning and the residents of Long Crichel are busy lighting up their open fires to stay warm for the day.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.3km<br/>Built in 1852.
©Chris Downer
Dist:0.3km<br/>The cereal crop has been cut and all that remains is the bales of straw. In the distance are the buildings of Higher Farm.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.3km<br/>The building has been closed since 2002 and now local residents are hoping to save the building and turn it into a community venue.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.3km<br/>The building is Grade II listed and dates from medieval and Victorian times.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.3km<br/>This bridleway leads up to Horse Down.
©Lorraine and Keith Bowdler
Dist:0.3km<br/>The gate to the little church is broken and forlorn, hopefully things will change soon as the community hope to turn it into a venue for use by the village.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.3km<br/>The building has been closed since 2002 and now local residents are hoping to save the building and turn it into a community venue. The fencing has now been removed, so hopefully the tides are turning for this building.
©Trish Steel
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©Trish Steel
Dist:0.4km<br/>This little flint and limestone church was closed in 2003 and is now surrounded by a fence. Hopefully the local efforts to open/ maintain and convert the building for some alternative use will succeed.
©Dave Napier
Dist:0.4km<br/>It is difficult to date hedges unless there is documentary evidence as to their planting, but one theory is to count the species in a 30 metre stretch and each species counts as a century. Only count older plants and not saplings.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.4km<br/>The cereal crops have been harvested and all that remains are the bales of straw.
©Trish Steel

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