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Littlehampton. William Gwennet.
24 3/8 x 39 1/8 in/62 x 99.5 cm
The serene composure of this fin-de-siècle Englishwoman reflects the lovely holidays on offer around Littlehampton, a tourist harbour town in West Sussex, England, on the English Channel. “Exhilarating and bracing air, with the beautiful River Arun affording good fishing and boating,” and an “extensive sandy beach, with fine common adjoining the promenade and jetty,” are all promised here, along with “Arundel Castle within easy distance,” “Angmering, and its picturesque village,” along with “excellent cricket and lawn tennis grounds. Also golf links.” Train service departs from London Bridge from 9:40am onward. The lady’s pup is expectant.
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Pool Frog (Pelophylax Lessonae) by Sharon Dow
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The pool frog (Pelophylax lessonae) is a European frog. It is one of only four amphibian species recognized by the UK government as protected under its Biodiversity Action Plan. The reasons for declining populations are decreased pond habitat from human encroachment and also air pollution leading to over-nitrification of pond waters. Its specific name was chosen by the Italian herpetologist Lorenzo Camerano in order to honour his master Michele Lessona. The Pool Frog has not always been recognised as a native British species. Part of the reason for this is that other similar species are known to have been introduced. However research has now shown that a native origin is most likely. The Herpetological Conservation Trust website states that "The Pool Frog is a European frog and was formerly recorded from two sites in East Anglia although it was lost from one of these in the middle of the 19th century. It was presumed extinct in the wild at the last remaining site by 1995. A single individual known from this population survived in captivity until 1999. Other populations have become established in the UK and it is known that some of these included individuals of British origin in their founding stock." An English Nature reintroduction project is underway in Breckland, where Pool Frogs were introduced to a single site in 2005. Photographed at Warnham Nature Reserve, Hoersham, West Sussex
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HOUGHTON COTTAGE by Adam Swaine
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beautiful cottage, in this wonderful rural west Sussex village
OLD FARM HOUGHTON by Adam Swaine
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www.adamswaine.co.uk WEST SUSSEX VILLAGES
1974 Lancia Stratos HF Stradale - Goodwood Festival Of Speed 2021
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