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Crowning a natural dip in the crags of the Whin Sill crowned by the remains of Hadrians Wall, this solitary sycamore is almost as famous as the wall itself, thanks to the power of Hollywood and the explouts of Kevin Costner in Prince of Thieves.

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RIP to an icon

Robin Hood’s Tree Sycamore Gap, Hadrian’s Wall, Northumberland. 5th July 2011. Canon EOS 5D, Canon EF24-105 IS Crowning a natural dip in the crags of the Whin Sill crowned by…

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November 23, 2023

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Evening squall over Poole Bay

Cloud from a heavy squall envelops a cruise ship harboured in Poole Bay, as seen from the promenade at Bournemouth, Dorset Canon EOS R5 Canon RF24-105 f4 L IS

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May 3, 2021

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All Saints Church, Steep, Hampshire

The church of All Saints in the village of Steep, Hampshire. This was taken on our first walk of 2021, a fine circular from the small village of Hawkley at…

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January 15, 2021

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Walking on a beach of gold

We’re heading back to Meon Beach today (don’t say I didn’t warn you that I couldn’t stop pointing my camera at things that afternoon!) As the sun was setting, the…

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January 15, 2021

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Winter sky over Hampshire

This image has done rather well on Flickr! since I uploaded it last week. It shows the hint of a sunset illuminating the underside of a weather front as it…

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January 11, 2021

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Winter light over a Hampshire Farm

I thought we'd take a break from the coast for today's feature and head inland to the glorious rolling countryside of East Hampshire, specifically the wide open farmland around the…

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January 11, 2021

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Waves of fire

Let’s stay on the beach that just kept giving for today’s featured photo. I can’t remember the last time a single location offered up so many potential images. It felt…

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January 11, 2021

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The calm of a Winter sunset

I can’t remember the last time I’d seen Southampton Water and the Solent so calm. After taking the inland path from Warsash to Hill Head, we burst onto the coast…

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January 11, 2021

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Happy New Year!

The last sunset of 2020 over Southampton Water from Hill Head. What a spectacular end to a year we’ll all be glad to see the back of. Here’s to many…

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January 11, 2021

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A change of plans…

We were supposed to be spending the post-Christmas and New Year period walking and photographing the hills of Dumfries and Galloway, that bit of Scotland thst most people whistle through…

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January 5, 2021