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The NEW FOREST |
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A visit to the the forest of KINGS
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Take a fifteen minute stroll with NatureScene through the forest of the English kings. The New Forest in Hampshire, England is a wild area of ancient woodland and wild heaths. This site is highly pictorial. Just sit back and enjoy it as the text and pictures scroll by, revealing a thousand years of man and nature cooperating to create a scenic wonderland.
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The CÉVENNES |
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A vulture's eye view of the wildest area of France
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Join NatureScene as we fly with the vultures across the limestone plateaus (the 'Causses'), and swoop into the dramatic Gorges du Tarn. Climb the granite peak of Mont Lozère and explore the wealth of scenery of the varied local mountains. The contrast of limestone, granite and schist where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean provides us with the richest wildlife and scenery in Europe.
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The FLOWERS |
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A stunning collection of flowers of the Cévennes
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NatureScene presents a vast collection of flowers of this little-touched area,
enriched by differing climates, soil types and altitudes. Each species is accompanied by photos of the plant in-situ, with photos of the flower, leaves and fruits.
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The NATURE OUTINGS |
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Illustrated articles of our nature outings in the Cévennes, France
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Wish you were there? A series of well-illustrated nature outings are available for download, some in English, and many in French. These real-life adventures are both informative and amusing. In addition, downloadable factsheets are available in both languages to help you understand some of the more complex groups of plants. Choose the Barmy Botanist outings (French with some English), or David Dickenson's musings on ALEPE (English and French)
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REYNARD THE FOX |
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A MEDIEVAL TALE RETOLD
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A rewrite by DAVID DICKENSON of the most popular tale ever told.
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Wildlife:
Wild boar, otter, beaver, badger, fox, weasel, stoat, red deer, fallow
deer, sika deer, roe deer, gennet, kingfisher, heron, golden eagle,
buzzard, griffon vulture, red kite, marsh harrier, hen harrier,
short-toed eagle, hobby, dipper, curlew, lapwing, snipe, wagtail, tits,
robin, nightingale, black redstart, orchids - lizard orchid, pyramid
orchid, bee orchid, early spider orchid, birds-nest orchid, military
orchid, helleborine orchid, butterfly orchid, monkey orchid, man orchid,
ladies' tresses orchid, meadow clary, viper's bugloss, yellow rattle,
pheasant's eye, poppy, sundew, bracken, heather, bell heather, ling,
cross-leaved heath
Countryside:
Mountains, forests, Ancient and Ornamental Woodlands, heath, bogs
(mires), valleys, plains, lawns, enclosures, national park, Gorges du
Tarn, Causse Méjean, Causse de Sauveterre, Causse Noir, Mont Lozèmre, Mont
Aigoual
Communities:
In the New Forest, Hampshire, England, you will find Lyndhurst, Emery
Down, Brockenhurst, Burley, Beaulieu, Lymington, Highcliffe, New Milton,
Lepe Country Park, Christchurch, Ringwood,all between Southampton and
Bournemouth.
In the Cévennes, France, you will find Florac, Mende, La Salle Prunet,
Ispagnac, le Pont-de-Montvert, Cocurès, la Baume, Bédouès, St.
Germain-de-Calberte, St. Privat-de-Vallongue, Sainte Enemie,la Malène,
Marvejols, Meyrueis
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