The New Forest was a private hunting forest created by William the Conqueror in 1079. Here are some stories that you may not know and want to investigate further as you drive, cycle or walk in the forest:
Fordingbridge In the town of Fordingbridge, on the riverbank, there is a statue of bohemian Welsh artist Augustus John who is said to have fathered more than 100 children. At St Mary’s Church in Fordingbridge is a memorial to James Seton. James was the last British man to die in a duel on English soil in 1845. It was over the wife of Lieutenant Henry Hawkey with whom Seton was involved.
The New Forest was a private hunting forest created by William the Conqueror in 1079. Here are some stories that you may not know and want to investigate further as you drive, cycle or walk in the forest:
Fordingbridge In the town of Fordingbridge, on the riverbank, there is a statue of bohemian Welsh artist Augustus John who is said to have fathered more than 100 children. At St Mary’s Church in Fordingbridge is a memorial to James Seton. James was the last British man to die in a duel on English soil in 1845. It was over the wife of Lieutenant Henry Hawkey with whom Seton was involved.
Sarah Grealish
Apr 28 2021, 5:52 ET
A “FLOATING” castle has been spotted off the coast of Britain because of a rare optical illusion.
Surreal photographs show Hurst Castle, an artillery fort established by Henry VIII between 1541 and 1544 in the waters off the coast of Hampshire.
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Hurst Castle is an artillery fort established by Henry VIIICredit: Solent
It formed part of the king s Device Forts coastal protection programme against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire.
A rare optical illusion is to blame for the bizarre appearance.
The phenomenon - known as Fata Morgana - is created when the sun heats up the atmosphere above either the land or the sea.
CBS News By Mark Phillips CBS News April 19, 2021, 10:13 AM
How the Earth s oceans protect us from climate change and how that may come back and bite us
This morning, CBS News continues its series Eye on Earth: Our Planet in Peril, a week of special coverage on our changing planet, leading up to Earth Day this Thursday, April 22. In a new CBS News poll, 56 percent of Americans say climate change is urgent and should be addressed right now.
Rising sea levels are among the most visible effects of climate change. With water covering more than 70 percent of the Earth s surface, it is key to our survival.
1/1 CAMPAIGNERS have raised grave concerns about the condition of two ancient buildings linked to the industry that made a Hampshire town wealthy. Members of the Lymington Society are urging the New Forest National Park Authority (NPA) to take urgent action to safeguard the Grade II-listed barns at Lower Woodside. The group is calling on the NPA to carry out a full inspection and take any necessary action to safeguard the buildings. They are believed to be the last surviving remnants of the salt production trade, which drove the development of Lymington and the surrounding area. The society has approached the NPA following the storm that resulted in the partial collapse of Hurst Castle and nearby Keyhaven.