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2 Photo: Joy Russell Wetland Ancient Habitat Wildlife

3 The Avalon Marshes Somerset, UK Image: Red Kite

4 N E S W The Avalon Marshes

5 Photo: Joy Russell

6 Ancient track ways The Sweet Track 3806 BC

7 Iron Age Villages Glastonbury Lake Village 300BC

8 Roman industry Salt-making and fake coins 220AD

9 Draining the marshes Rhynes (reens) Since 1700s

10 Peat extraction Compost 1900s Fuel 1800s

11 Farming on the Marshes

12 The Avalon Marshes today
Grassland Farmland Reedbed Bog Water Woodland

13 Photo: Joy Russell

14 Photo: Joy Russell

15 Photo: Lynne Newton Photo: Lynne Newton Photo: Lynne Newton Photo: Lynne Newton

16 Photo: Lynne Newton Photo: Lynne Newton Photo: Lynne Newton
Photo: Joy Russell Photo: Joy Russell Photo: Lynne Newton Photo: Lynne Newton

17 Photo: David Tipling 20/20 Vision Photo: Ross Hoddinott 20/20 Vision
Photo: Joy Russell

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