River Skell at Fountains Abbey by Karol Gajewski
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Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal is a World Heritage Site owned by the National Trust and treasured for its 12th-century abbey ruins as well as its landscaped Georgian water garden of Studley Royal, complete with Neo-classical statues, follies and vistas.
The Cellarium, Fountains Abbey by Karol Gajewski
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Cellarium
The 300ft long cellarium located on the west side of Fountains Abbey is a photographer’s dream. The seemingly endless corridor of vaults and arches was once the storage place of foodstuffs for the Abbey but you’re more likely to find several species of bats here when darkness falls.
Aberdeen
How about a city with two medieval colleges and castles, two picturesque rivers and miles of sandy beach?
On a sunny day, Aberdeen’s granite buildings sparkle as the light glints off specks of mica in the stone. Walk or cycle beside the city’s long sands from the old fishing village of Footdee to the basking seals at Donmouth nature reserve. There are several places to hire bikes and 150 miles of Aberdeenshire coastline.
Aberdeen Art Gallery reopened after refurbishment in 2019. Photograph: Iain Masterton/Alamy
Of the county’s 263 castles, ruined Dunnottar on its craggy peninsula in the North Sea is one of the most dramatic (adult £8, child £4). The best way to get there is to walk a couple of miles along the cliffs from the market town of Stonehaven, 20 minutes by train from Aberdeen. You can walk back to Stonehaven through Dunnottar Woods, past an old shell house and aristocratic bathing place. Afterwards, dodge the gulls as you eat award-winning fish and chips
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Peregrine falcons nested at Ely Cathedral for the first time last year, but according to conservationist Jonathan Hall, they could be at risk of being displaced .
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A conservationist who worked with Ely Cathedral in the hope of attracting peregrine falcons five years ago said the rare bird is at risk of “being displaced”.
Jonathan Hall first installed a nest box with his brother on the cathedral’s roof in 2016 to try and attract the peregrines after they were given the go-ahead.
“Once the nest box was installed, there was no need for communication with the cathedral as we awaited the bird’s arrival,” he said.
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Ely Cathedral’s Peregrine Falcons can now be viewed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, via a state-of-the-art webcam.
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The pair of rare Peregrine Falcons living high up in the roof of Ely Cathedral can now be watched 24 hours a day, seven days a week, via webcam.
In true Big Brother style, the rare birds – which were first spotted in 2019 – can be viewed by members of the public using the specially installed camera.
The peregrines successfully hatched two fledging chicks last year which created much interest from visitors, keen photographers and ornithologists.