Herdwicks and other sheep
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Herdwicks and other sheep
Image: © Peter Whitcomb Taken: Unknown
This bank in Wildpark LNR was famous for its butterflies in Victorian times - especially Adonis and Small Blues. Sheep were put in to graze a south facing slope of the coomb in October 2008. The sheep were believed to be on loan from Southerham, near Lewes.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.857513
Longitude
-0.113292