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  • *WWT National Wetlands Centre, [[Llanelli]]
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  • In the centuries before the Norman Conquest the wetlands of the east of the county began to be converted to farmland, and settlement ...the largest town in East Anglia and the county's main business and culture centre.
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  • ...Cheddar]], born in that Somerset village. Another traditional work in the wetlands is the cultivation of withies, or willow shoots, for basket weaving and fen ...limestone karst and lias of the north, the clay vales and wetlands of the centre, the oolites of the east and south, and the Devonian sandstone of the west.
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  • ...The rest of the county is largely arable land and wetland habitats. The wetlands of [[The Broads]] cover much of the north-east of Suffolk and large parts o *[[Ipswich]] Town Centre
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  • [[Image:Newportciviccentre.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Newport Civic Centre]]]] [[Image:Reen and viewing platform, Newport Wetlands.jpg|thumb|250px|Newport Wetlands National Nature Reserve]]
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  • ...Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) have bought a large area in the centre of the Flow Country and have created the Forsinard nature reserve. More tha [[Category:Wetlands of the United Kingdom]]
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  • ...[[Carmarthen]]. The town is famous for its proud rugby tradition and is a centre of tinplate production.<ref>Paxton, J. (1999) The Penguin Encyclopedia of P ...anelli, is one of nine wetland nature reserves managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust.
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  • Hidden in the centre of the village are the workshops of Westonzoyland Carnival Club<ref>[http:/ ...built on an island of high ground that would once have been surrounded by wetlands in summer and floodwater in winter. Its name is taken from its location on
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  • ...ed into wetlands for the support of wildlife, known as the London Wetlands Centre.
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  • ...re, Washington, Tyne and Wear.jpg|thumb|right|220px|The Galleries shopping centre]] ...hin the town. The Washington Arts Centre is a converted farm building. The Centre includes an exhibition gallery, community theatre, artist studios and a rec
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  • ...is a broad and noble river, cutting through the town and dividing the town centre from its Cheshire suburbs. It is tidal from Howley Weir in Warrington, alth ...is much affected by silting and has broad snadbanks and tidal flats. These wetlands are of importance to wildlife, and are listed as a Ramsar site.
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  • ...ted islands, including [[Burhou]] and [[Ortac]], were designated as Ramsar wetlands of international importance. The Alderney Wildlife Trust helps to manage Al ...rday evening of the week, sees a parade of people walking through the town centre, carrying torches towards a large bonfire upon the green. The evening ends
    26 KB (4,127 words) - 14:45, 29 January 2022
  • ...town of the [[Somerset Levels]]. As with many towns of similar size, the centre is not as thriving as it once was but Glastonbury serves a large number of ...rimage, Anglican and Roman Catholic, has revived here. It is also a large centre for religious tourism and neo-pagan pilgrimage. For the latter there are c
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  • ...ed by the local council through the staff of the Marble Arch Caves Visitor Centre. The Cuilcagh Mountain Ramsar site (wetlands of international importance designated under the Ramsar Convention), is 6,7
    4 KB (661 words) - 16:56, 21 March 2018
  • ...sociated natural habitat remaining. The majority of the formerly extensive wetlands have been subject to drainage schemes and agricultural improvement. However ...ey are regularly used by Holderness people. Hull is the largest commercial centre which is regularly used and it provides employment for a significant propor
    16 KB (2,608 words) - 18:38, 5 June 2022
  • ...| title=Chronology of Sheerness in the lifetime of the Sheerness Heritage Centre | publisher=SheernessHeritageCentre.com | url=http://www.sheernessheritage ...he west, the outlet of the River Medway flows into the Estuary. An area of wetlands known as The Lappel lies between the river and the south-western part of to
    14 KB (2,270 words) - 20:56, 1 May 2012
  • .... vivax'' likes brackish waters and with the recreation of the old coastal wetlands coming into favour, this could expand the future malarial parasite host res ...t&task=view&id=82&Itemid=127 Romney Marsh Local Nature Reserve and Visitor Centre (Kent Wildlife Trust)]
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  • ...]] (6 miles east of [[Chatteris]], between [[Ely]] and March). The visitor centre is open 9&nbsp;am to 5nbsp;pm daily except Christmas Day and Boxing Day. ...ney is one of nine wildfowl and wetland reserves managed by the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust. The reserve is at [[Welney]] in [[Norfolk]], 12 miles north of [[Ely
    4 KB (641 words) - 12:35, 14 May 2012
  • ...hrough [[Holymoorside]] and down into Chesterfield, just south of the town centre, before flowing into the River Rother.
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  • ...herlands, much of the Fenland originally consisted of fresh- or salt-water wetlands, which have been artificially drained and continue to be protected from flo ...sand years led to extensive development of both salt-water and fresh-water wetlands. Silt and clay soils were deposited by marine floods in the salt-water area
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