Philip Amies
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Interested in history, earth science, biology.
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bottom of the north-south valley (in top left higher ground)
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Zoomed out giving a wider view of 'valley' system at Ringstead. The ice sheet was to the north.
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Ringstead Common is at the east end of the now dry valley leading through Ringstead Down, an ice sheet dam caused meltwater to form a lake in area of Ringstead Common which is supposed to have overspilled and eroded Ringstead Down.
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Amazing the esker still visible at that scale.
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Hunstanton Hall and grounds
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Spring Meadow Pit (source of River Hun) and Lidar showing esker
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Hunstanton Park esker and Ringstead down
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Hunstanton to Scolt Head and Burnham Overy dunes.
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Different zoom level, Hunstanton to Heacham and inland to Sedgeford
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Heacham Harbour mouth and Ken Hill (south of above post)
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Heacham to Ken Hill 25 inch OS map and Lidar
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Heacham

Lidar composite elevation DTM 1m in QGIS
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Intensifying grassland management leads to massive loss of arthropod species. However, total arthropod numbers remain more or less stable. Many losers, few winners. doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
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1953 construction of sea wall at North Beach, Heacham (in response to the surge tide flood).
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Despite 1600s embankments, 1780 enclosure, in 1790s still an extensive area of saltmarsh in connection with the 'Great Common'.