Fens in a sentence

Ethan’s route will take him across the Fens to Hunstanton via a mixture of back lanes and cross country.

Fens, which depend on groundwater, on the other hand, may only see shifts in their local plant communities as climate change worsens.

Malone said she will spend a good portion of time discussing a unique type of wetlands present in high country: fens.

The Waters of Brierley Hill – celebrating the Fens Pools and the local canals.

Whittington's current research is for drain peat fens, or peatlands fed by groundwater, bogs, and streams, which are more complicated.

Here's a breakdown of what the Fens and Greatham, Burn Valley and De Bruce candidates have to say.

The remnants of the new species were found amongst fossils collected from phosphate mines in the English Fens in the latter half of the 19th century.

From the West Country to the Fens, Northumberland to the Home Counties, flooding is becoming a much more common experience.

Meanwhile Johnson, who had warned he would be “dead in a ditch” before seeking another Brexit delay, ventured to Cambridgeshire, famous for its fens with thousands of kilometres of ditches.

Removed from the buzz of Boylston Street by a few blocks, these digs enjoy a peaceful Fenway location next to the Back Bay Fens, while still being less than 10 minutes from Target and several Fenway bars and fast casual joints.

The study was presented at the 13th European Nutrition Conference organised by the Federation of European Nutrition Societies (FENS) in Dublin, Ireland.

As a winter sport, British bandy originated in the Fens of East Anglia where large expanses of ice formed on flooded meadows or shallow washes in cold winters, and skating was a tradition.

Because of its location north of the Eifel and the High Fens and its subsequent prevailing westerly weather patterns, rainfall in Aachen (on average 805 mm/year) is comparatively higher than, for example, Bonn (with 669 mm/year).

Countries England Historical English team Bury Fen The first recorded games of bandy on ice took place in The Fens during the great frost of 1813–1814, although it is probable that the game had been played there in the previous century.

Cycling, 19 January 1895, p 19. The winners of local matches were invited to take part in the grand or championship matches in which skaters from across the Fens would compete for cash prizes in front of crowds of thousands.

Fishing (in the extensive river and drainage system in the fens) and shooting are popular activities.

For example, the imposition of drainage-schemes in The Fens negatively affected the livelihood of thousands of people after the King awarded a number of drainage-contracts.

In the 13th and 14th centuries wood was substituted for bone in skate blades, and in 1572 the first iron skates were manufactured. citation When the waters froze, skating matches were held in towns and villages all over the Fens.

In this way, the mediaeval and early modern Fens stood in contrast to the rest of southern England, which was primarily arable.

Of these, 42% are raised bogs; 49% are fens; and 9% are transitional mires. 70% percent of the mires are untouched by civilisation, and they are a refuge for many rare species of plants and animals.