Farmland near Marston Lane
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Farmland near Marston Lane
Image: © Simon Huguet Taken: 16 Apr 2009
The hedges along the brook are white over with the spring flowers of Blackthorn - sometimes known as May, and reputedly what is meant by the rhyme 'Ne'er cast a clout till May is out'. Logical really because farmers should work by the seasons and the weather, not the calendar.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.837124
Longitude
-2.120496