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I spent the morning watching these beautiful raptors hunting over the Pacific Ocean and got an appreciation for the Courage, Capability, Clarity of Purpose exhibited by Peregrine Falcons.
Powerful and fast-flying, the Peregrine Falcon hunts medium-sized birds, dropping down on them from high above in a spectacular stoop.
They were virtually eradicated from eastern North America by pesticide poisoning in the middle 20th century. After significant recovery efforts, Peregrine Falcons have made an incredible rebound and are now regularly seen in many large cities and coastal areas.
Peregrine Falcons are very strong fliers and often reported to be the fastest bird in the world. Their average cruising flight speed is 24 to 33 mph, increasing to 67 mph when in pursuit of prey. When stooping, or dropping on prey with their wings closed, it's been calculated that Peregrine Falcons can achieve speeds of 238 mph.
When hunting, Peregrines start by watching from a high perch or by flapping slowly or soaring at great height. Stoops begin 300–3,000 feet above their prey and end either by grabbing the prey or by striking it with the feet hard enough to stun or kill it. They then catch the bird and bite through the neck to kill it.
Peregrine Falcons do have other hunting methods, including level pursuit, picking birds out of large flocks, and occasionally even hunting on the ground. Though the Peregrine Falcon is an elite predator, it does have its own predators, including Gyrfalcons, eagles, Great Horned owls, and other Peregrines.
(Sony, 200-600 @ 541 mm, 1/1000 @ f/8, ISO 1000, edited to taste)
This magnificent informal landscape garden was laid out in the 18th century by 'Capability' Brown and further developed in the early years of the 20th century by its owner, Arthur G. Soames. The original four lakes form the centrepiece. There are dramatic shows of daffodils and bluebells in spring, and the rhododendrons and azaleas are spectacular in early summer. Autumn brings stunning colours from the many rare trees and shrubs, and winter walks can be enjoyed in this garden for all seasons. Visitors can now also explore South Park (you have to book your visit because of the covid-19 pandemic) , 107 hectares (265 acres) of historic parkland, with stunning views.
For further information please visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sheffield-park-and-garden/
A village near this location was included in the Domesday Book of 1086. At that time, it was owned by Henry de Ferrers and included ten villagers plus seven "smallholders".[2] One report describes the area in the early 1700s as: "it straggled across towards the river Derwent in front of Chatsworth, skirting the hill opposite the village known as 'The Crobbs'."[3]
In 1762 the 4th Duke of Devonshire of Chatsworth House arranged for the demolition of several buildings because they intruded on his view of the parkland that had been created by Capability Brown. In the 1800s, a new road was being built and the Duke arranged to have the rest of the village removed. A new village was constructed in a project managed by Sir Joseph Paxton; the earlier vicarage and an existing 18th-century inn were moved to the new site. One building of the old village, Park Cottage, was not removed. A church existed here in the 1100s but it was rebuilt and increased in size in the mid-1800s.[4][5][6]
Through the 1720's-1748, many garden designers worked at Stowe. Each experimented with styles for which they would later become famous, helping to make Stowe what you see today. Lord Cobham liked to work with the most fashionable forward thinkers of the time and intended to be a trendsetter for all who visited his estate to see his power. These included James Gibbs, William Kent and Lancelot 'Capability' Brown to name a few.
L'Hypolais polyglotte s'entend plus qu'elle ne se voit sur ses lieux de reproduction. Mais une fois un chant localisé, il est possible de trouver assez facilement le chanteur qui ne craint pas de s'exposer au sommet d'un buisson ou au bout d'une branche. En revanche, le reste de l'activité de l'espèce, comme la recherche de nourriture, échappe à l'observation car elle se déroule au sein de la végétation ligneuse. Lorsque les jeunes ont quitté le nid, on peut percevoir leurs petits cris de quémande typiques tandis que les adultes arrosent copieusement l'importun de leurs cris d'alarme insistants.
Le vol de l'Hypolaïs polyglotte est en général bas et direct lorsqu'elle vole d'un buisson à l'autre. La migration nocturne "longue distance" suppose une capacité de vol soutenu importante.
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The polyglot Hypolais gets along more than she sees on her breeding grounds. But once a localized song, it is possible to find quite easily the singer who does not fear to expose himself at the top of a bush or at the end of a branch. On the other hand, the rest of the activity of the species, such as foraging, escapes observation because it takes place within the woody vegetation. When the young have left the nest, one can perceive their typical little quivering cries while the adults copiously water the importunate of their insistent alarm cries.
The flight of the Polyglot Hypolaïs is usually low and direct when flying from one bush to another. Long-distance nocturnal migration assumes significant sustained flight capability.
Lupine - lupin (Lupinu
Besides of its masterfully capability of catching raindrops (because of the tiny hairs that are covering all the leafs) I have a personal connection to lupins. I grew up with the most wonderful german sheeper dog named Dina. When we met first we both were still kids. I was 7 years and she was 8 weeks old. The time I spend with the dog belongs to my most wonderful childhood memories. As Dina died after 14 years, I buried her in our garden and sowed many different lupines on her grave, it was a sea of blossoms every summer. Everytime, I see one of those flowers, I have to think of it. Every time. Thank You Dina.
Außer, dass Lupinenblätter wahre Meister im Fangen von Regentropfen sind (weil ihre Blätter über und über mit kleinen Härchen bedeckt sind) habe ich persönlich noch eine ganz besondere Verbindung.zu diesen Blumen. Ich bin zusammen mit dem wundervollsten Deutschen Schäferhund aufgewachsen, sie hieß Dina. Als wir uns kennen lernten waren wir beide noch Kinder. Ich war 7 Jahre sie 8 Wochen alt. Die Zeit mit dem Hund gehört zu meinen schönsten Kindheitserinnerungen. Als Dina nach 14 Jahren verstarb, beerdigte ich sie in unserem Garten und sähte auf dem Grab ganz viele unterschiedliche Lupinen, im Sommer ein Blütenmeer. Daran muss ich denken, jedesmal, wenn ich eine dieser Blumen sehe. Jedesmal. Danke Dina.
Ruby red berries cling to the desiccated remains of a false lily-of-the-valley plant (Maianthemum canadense) that emerges almost unscathed through melting snow as Spring fast approaches.
This plant is native to Canada and the northern United States. It typically grows in cool sub-boreal forests. The translucent red berries are considered to be edible (in moderation) by some.
Photo taken on a steep hillside, West Quebec, Canada
March 2020,
Camera: Sony a7 II
Lens: P. Angenieux Paris 35mm f2.5 Retrofocus type R1 (M42)
Fitted with improvised adapter, spacers and focusing helicoid so as to give close focusing (ca. 20 cm) capability.
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in Berrington Hall Parkland, 'Capability' Brown's final landscape design
Lancelot Brown (Baptised 30 August 1716 – 6 February 1783)
Is anyone else having a problem with Aviary? There is no longer editing capability when I click on the pencil.
Lancelot Capability Brown (1716-1788) was one of the UK's most talented landscape designers who changed the face of Britain for ever.
Chatsworth House gardens was one of many he designed.
It was so lovely to revisit here and the rain stayed away.
Derbyshire, England.
The capability of a magnet is amazing!
The magnet measures 1” (25mm) high and the screw is ½” (12mm) long.
Syon Park private area behind Syon House. Capability Brown Landscape and this is thought to be a remnant tree from Brown's planting. Taken on a very foggy morning in October.
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60002 ‘Capability Brown’ approaches Llanwern West Junction with a traction training run, returning to Gloucester, probably during the summer of 1990. Thanks to Hydraulic Heaven for an identification of this working.
On the down relief, a pair of class 37s head for Newport while on the up relief, another pair are held at the signal before crossing into their destination with a train of imported iron ore for Llanwern steel works.
This was very early days for class 60s. Regular revenue earning operations began Leicestershire in April 1990 and crew training was underway across the country. In South Wales, the ‘Doughnuts’ would replace class 37s on iron ore duties in the summer of 1991 and would also oust class 37s on many of the coal trains still serving the valleys.
30 years later, South Wales is one of the remaining strongholds of the surviving class 60s. Although iron ore traffic ceased in the early 2000s and coal traffic barely survives, class 60s are in daily use on steel and petroleum workings.
A duplicate of an image by an unknown photographer, now part of my collection.
An ancient estate, once the gift of kings and mentioned in the Domesday Book, Sheffield Park has a rich and varied history. Sheffield Park is an informal landscape garden near Haywards Heath in East Sussex, England. It was originally laid out in the 18th century by Capability Brown, and further developed in the early 20th century by its then owner, Arthur Gilstrap Soames. It is now owned by the National Trust and open to the public.
These water cress beds are located at Baggeridge Country Park and they were built in the late 18th century when the land was part of the Earl Of Dudley's Estate at Himley Hall. The grounds of Himley Hall were landscaped by Lancelot " Capability" Brown and remained unchanged until 1902 when coal mining began on the Northern section of the grounds .....no longer mined the land is now Baggeridge Country Park
Croome lake at Croome Court, a beautiful lake designed by 'Capability' Brown. Now part of the National Trust.
Hogwarts Castle - Alnwick Castle ... and mapping out the countryside, courtesy of Lancelot 'Capability' Brown at Alnwick Castle. The view from the castle walls looking out towards the east.
If you're a fan of Harry Potter you know 'Hogwarts Castle' very well! It's a beautiful castle to visit with wonderful artworks by Titan, Canaletto, Turner etc. It has lovely gardens, water features etc and also has a 'Poison Garden'...you're taken inside with a guide and then a ten minute talk on the various plants. Don't worry, some of the deadlier ones are kept in a cage!
This is the home of the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland....all phones must be turned off and no photography allowed in any of the rooms, which is wonderful...you can just get lost in the treasures!
4. A Map - 116 pictures in 2016
It took me a while to find out which manor (in the middle of this photo) I could see from Chirk Castle. I think it is Wynnstay Hall at Ruabon near Wrexham, a former country house that was converted to flats and private houses in the 20th century. Its gardens were laid out by 'Capability' Brown, the famous landscape gardener.
The Second George Room
Burghley House is a grand 16th-century English country house near Stamford on the Cambrigeshire/Lincolnshire border, built by William Cecil. The estate features magnificent State Rooms, art collections and grounds designed by Capability Brown.
William Cecil (later the 1st Baron Burghley) began building the house as a demonstration of his wealth and power and to establish a dynastic family seat, contruction began in 1555 and the house mostly comple by 1587. He was heavily involved in its design, which was intended to impress the Queen (Elizabeth I) and her court.
While the exterior largely retains its original Elizabethan look, the interiors were extensively remodeled in the Baroque style by the 5th Earl of Exeter in the late 17th century. This included commissioning the famous "Heaven Room" and "Hell Staircase" ceiling paintings by the Italian artist Antonio Verrio.
In the 18th century, the renowned landscape architect Lancelot 'Capability' Brown was employed by the 9th Earl to redesign the gardens and parkland. Brown created the sweeping vistas, the lake, and the Lion Bridge, even altering the house's structure to enhance the views.
The 6th Marquess of Exeter, a gold-medal-winning Olympic athlete immortalized in the film Chariots of Fire, oversaw significant modernization of the house, including the introduction of electricity. In 1961, he established the Burghley House Preservation Trust, a charitable trust that now owns and maintains the house, its contents, and the surrounding estate for the public's enjoyment.
Broadway tower sits on top of a Cotswold escarpment near Chipping Campden, Worcestershire.
Another idea of 18th century landscape designer “Capability Brown” and with the help of the renowned architect James Wyatt it was completed in 1798 for George William 6th Earl of Coventry.
Standing 65ft tall, from the top of the tower on a clear day 16 counties can be seen.
The Tower is an iconic landmark on top of the beautiful Cotswolds escarpment. It was the brainchild of the great 18th century landscape designer, “Capability Brown”. His vision was carried out for George William 6th Earl of Coventry with the help of renowned architect James Wyatt and completed in 1798. The location for the Tower was wisely chosen, a dramatic outlook on a pre-medieval trading route and beacon hill. You can visit Broadway Tower and Parkland broadwaytower.co.uk/history/ . Well worth a visit on a nice sunny summers day.
Set in one of the world's most famous landscape gardens, this quirky gothic folly at Stowe in Buckinghamshire is now a holiday cottage. It has a spiral staircase, roof terrace and is surrounded by vast parkland to explore. The gothic windows provide vistas of the monuments, lakes and temples in this 18th-century landscape.
This temple, built in 1741, was one of the last additions to the garden at Stowe, formed for Lord Cobham by Charles Bridgeman and his successor, William Kent. That same year, Capability Brown arrived as gardener, to begin his own transformation of the landscape.
Georgian grandeur on a human scale; a neoclassical mansion by Henry Holland set in 'Capability' Brown's final landscape and gardens.
Burghley House is a grand 16th-century English country house near Stamford on the Cambrigeshire/Lincolnshire border, built by William Cecil. The estate features magnificent State Rooms, art collections and grounds designed by Capability Brown.
William Cecil (later the 1st Baron Burghley) began building the house as a demonstration of his wealth and power and to establish a dynastic family seat, contruction began in 1555 and the house mostly comple by 1587. He was heavily involved in its design, which was intended to impress the Queen (Elizabeth I) and her court.
While the exterior largely retains its original Elizabethan look, the interiors were extensively remodeled in the Baroque style by the 5th Earl of Exeter in the late 17th century. This included commissioning the famous "Heaven Room" and "Hell Staircase" ceiling paintings by the Italian artist Antonio Verrio.
In the 18th century, the renowned landscape architect Lancelot 'Capability' Brown was employed by the 9th Earl to redesign the gardens and parkland. Brown created the sweeping vistas, the lake, and the Lion Bridge, even altering the house's structure to enhance the views.
The 6th Marquess of Exeter, a gold-medal-winning Olympic athlete immortalized in the film Chariots of Fire, oversaw significant modernization of the house, including the introduction of electricity. In 1961, he established the Burghley House Preservation Trust, a charitable trust that now owns and maintains the house, its contents, and the surrounding estate for the public's enjoyment.
This is Capability Brown's first landscape design... it was he who decided that the Church should be on the hill to create this view from the front of the house...
Taken on our Boxing Day outing - and it didn't rain!
HFF!
NATO Strategic Airlift Capability 01 Boeing C-17A Globemaster of the Heavy Airlift Wing is pictured arriving at RAF Fairford to partake in the Royal International Air Tattoo 2022.
Le Highclere Castle, nord du comté de Hampshire, Angleterre. Une vue à partir d’une petite colline nommée Beacon Hill.
Le château de Highclere est un château de style néo-jacobéen dont le parc a été aménagé par Capability Brown pour le Ier comte de Carnarvon, Henry Herbert (1741-1811), qui en a hérité en 1769. Le domaine de 405 hectares se situe dans le nord du Hampshire, à environ 8 km au sud de Newbury, dans le Berkshire. Il est la résidence historique des comtes de Carnarvon.
Un des plus connus est George Edward Herbert qui devient le 5e comte de Carnarvon en 1890, à 23 ans. Il était riche et à la tête d'un domaine qui faisait alors 145 km2, mais dépensier, voyageant beaucoup, achetant des antiquités et des livres, il était lourdement endetté. Son mariage, en 1895, avec la très richement dotée Almina Wombwell, fille illégitime mais soutenue d’Alfred de Rothschild, un membre non marié de la riche famille Rothschild, permit d'assainir ses finances. Son histoire servira d’inspiration à la série de Downton Abbey. Le « Château » était à cette époque, les dernières années de l'époque victorienne et le début du règne d'Édouard VII, un centre de la vie politique.
Lord Carnarvon est particulièrement connu pour avoir financé, à Deir el-Bahari, les fouilles archéologiques de Howard Carter. N’ayant pas fait de découverte majeure, endetté, il avait déjà commencé à vendre des meubles et des propriétés, mais tenait à sa collection d'antiquités égyptiennes. La campagne de 1922 devait être la dernière de Carter qu'il subventionnait. Le 4 novembre 1922, Howard Carter découvre l'entrée de la tombe inviolée du pharaon Toutânkhamon, mais malheureusement Lord Carnarvon meurt le 5 avril 1923, avant l'ouverture de la chambre funéraire. Selon sa volonté, il est enterré au sommet de Beacon Hill, en vue du domaine de Highclere.
Souvent utilisé comme décor naturel de films, le château est en particulier le lieu de tournage principal de la série britannique Downton Abbey, une série télévisée britannique, créée par Julian Fellowes qui l’a particulièrement fait connaître. Cette série mettant en scène la vie d'une maisonnée aristocratique britannique dans les années 1910 et 1920 en accordant la même attention aux aristocrates et aux domestiques qui travaillent à leur service.
Broadway Tower was the brainchild of the great 18th Century landscape designer, Capability Brown. His vision was carried out for George William 6th Earl of Coventry with the help of renowned architect James Wyatt and completed in 1798.
The location for the Tower was wisely chosen, a dramatic outlook on a pre-medieval trading route and beacon hill.
Wyatt designed his “Saxon Tower” as an eccentric amalgamation of architectural components ranging from turrets, battlements and gargoyles to balconies.
Weston Park is a country house in Weston-under-Lizard, Staffordshire, England, set in more than 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) of park landscaped by Capability Brown. The 17th century Hall is a Grade I listed building and several other features of the estate, such as the Orangery and the Stable block, are separately listed as Grade II.
Another from a very cold and foggy day in Worcestershire. This is the top of a dead Oak tree at Croome Landscape Park, looking very much like a set of giant discarded antlers on the frosty ground. It was one of a row of oak trees along the skyline above the 'Croome River' and hence are likely to have been a feature of Capability Brown's original design. Sadly several have now reached the end of their days.
Another from a very cold and foggy day in Worcestershire. This huge and magnificent old Oak tree took an absolute battering during the last storm, and the main trunk of the tree broke clean off leaving the side branches. The debris surrounding the tree is what remains of the main trunk. It was one of a number of oak trees that were a feature of Capability Brown's original design. Sadly several have now reached the end of their days.
Japan 2019 travel vacation
"Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody."
-Jane Jacobs
Sledmere House is set within a park designed by Lancelot Brown, more commonly known with the byname Capability Brown, who was an English landscape architect. He is remembered as "the last of the great English 18th-century artists to be accorded his due" and "England's greatest gardener"
The house is a Grade I listed Georgian country house, containing Chippendale, Sheraton and French furnishings and many fine pictures, Located in the village of Sledmere, North Yorkshire, England
The house is built in Nottinghamshire ashlar on three storeys to an H-shaped plan and is the home of Sir Tatton Sykes, 8th Baronet. The present house was begun in 1751, extended in the 1790s, and rebuilt after a fire in 1911.
Sheffiled Park, Uckfield, East Sussex, UK:
Acres of landscape garden bordered by historic parkland and woodland
The garden is a horticultural work of art formed through centuries of landscape design, with influences of 'Capability' Brown and Humphry Repton. Four lakes form the heart of the garden, with paths circulating through the glades and wooded areas surrounding them
Hinomayo bring spring colour to the garden.
( 'Hinomayo' is a small, spreading shrub to 60cm tall, with neat glossy, light green leaves and clear bright pink, funnel-shaped flowers 3cm wide in late spring and early summer)
Sheffield Park and Garden is an informal landscape garden five miles east of Haywards Heath, in East Sussex, England. It was originally laid out in the 18th century by Capability Brown, and further developed as a woodland garden in the early 20th century by its then owner, Arthur Gilstrap Soames
Agonoscelis rutila
Family: Pentatomidae (stink bugs)
Order: Hemiptera
Although an Australian native insect, this bug usually feeds on the sap of introduced Horehound plants, or others in the mint family (Lamiaceae) sometimes causing wilting. Although they prefer Lamiaceae, they are known to aggregate on a variety of other plants. In this case I think it is a different plant family; Billy Goat Weed, Ageratum sp. in the family Asteraceae. They also feed on various seeds including the Horehound.
The species is quite communal and aggregates with others of the species on the target plants. It has the capability to control the spread of the Horehound plant, which is considered to be a weed. However the Bug is the target of parasitoid wasps including the introduced egg parasitoid, Trissolcus basalis. Ironically this wasp was introduced to Australia to control another bug, the Green Vegetable Bug but has turned to preying on the native Horehound bug (and 25 other native bugs as well). So it seems that an introduced wasp is preventing a native bug from controlling an introduced weed!
This was a focus stacked image from 46 individual handheld shots using a 90mm Sony lens and a Sony A7R with flash. The stacking was done using Boltnev and Kacher's "Focus Stacker" app.
References:
Loch AD & Walter GH (1999) Multiple host use by the egg parasitoid Trissolcus basalis (Wollaston) in a soybean agricultural system: biological control and environmental implications. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 1: 271-280.
Woodlands Historical Park
whp.altervista.org/weeds/marrubium-vulgare.php
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A shot of Sherborne Castle in Dorset. As you can see Sherborne Castle is actually a mansion house rather than a castle.
It was built by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1594, in the grounds of the old Sherborne Castle. In 1645 the old castle was destroyed by Parliamentary forces in the English Civil War. The term 'Sherborne New Castle' is now generally used for the house, while the ruins (also well worth a visit) are refered to as 'Sherborne Old Castle'.
The 50 acre lake was created in 1753 by Capability Brown who designed the glorious gardens.
Sherborne Castle has a fascinating history. In the first world war, the house was used by the red cross as a hospital. In the second world war it was used as the headquarters for the D-Day landings. .
I thought it was time to take a break from the relentless Adventure series and I managed to sneak out yesterday morning with the camera.
This is one of my favourite places to sit and watch the world wake up. Although a new sign has appeared on the gate you have to go through
No Access
No Footpath
No dogs
No people
As it doesn't mention photographers hopefully I will be OK:-)
A 5 frame pano of a misty Piton Lake, part of the Croome estate landscaped by Capability Brown
This Gothic Temple folly at Stowe in Buckinghamshire is set in one of the world's most famous landscape gardens. It has a spiral staircase, roof terrace and is surrounded by vast parkland to explore. The gothic windows provide vistas of the monuments, lakes and temples in this 18th-century landscape.
This temple, built in 1741, was one of the last additions to the garden at Stowe, formed for Lord Cobham by Charles Bridgeman and his successor, William Kent. That same year, Capability Brown arrived as gardener, to begin his own transformation of the landscape.
A lovely view of the Grand Cascade, in the grounds of Blenheim Palace, which was designed by Capability Brown in the 1760s.
With the Guard stepping up to board the train, Southern's Saturday-only 9.01pm Tonbridge - Redhill service (2K65), prepares for an on-time departure in some 6 minutes time.
The unit doing the honours in this case, 377312, is one of Bombardier Transportation's 'Electrostar' class 377s, built between 2001 - 2014 at what used to be British Rail Engineering's Carriage and Wagon Works at Litchurch Lane, Derby.
Now under Alsthom's ownership and the only rolling stock manufacturer left in the UK, how sad that Alsthom had to approach the Government a few weeks ago attempting to secure orders for a minimum of ten trains to prevent the layoff of workers and the permanent loss of manufacturing capability at the site.
Will someone step up to save the plant and avoid the loss of yet another manufacturing capability in the UK? Only time will tell.
Exposure details: 1/60s @ F8, and 6400asa. Best viewed full-screen.
8.55pm, 23rd March 2024
Info courtesy of Wiki and other news sources.
Taxing to stand after landing at Prestwick airport in Ayrshire Scotland is this RAF Airbus KC2 Voyager (A330 243MRTT) aircraft based at RAF Brize Norton on 10 Sqn. This aircraft is equipped with 2 air to air tanking points which defines it as a KC2 but the RAF has the capability to fit some Voyagers with 3 Tanking points known as KC3'S. This aircraft is a perfect choice for a tanking airframe as the A330 shares the same wing as the four engine A340 so where the second engine on each wing would have been on the A340 it is strengthened which is perfect for a refuelling point instead.
Happy Fence Monday:
View on Petworth House and Park, a 17th-century Grade I listed country house in Petworth, West Sussex, England, in the United Kingdom. It is a late 17th-century Grade I listed country house, rebuilt in 1688 by Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, and altered in the 1870s by Anthony Salvin. For centuries, it was the southern home for the House of Percy. Petworth is famous for its extensive art collection, containing many works by Turner and intricate carvings by Grinling Gibbons. ( National Trust ).
Landscaped park by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown.
The gardens of Sheffield Park, near Haywards Heath in East Sussex, were originally laid out in the 18th century by Lancelot “Capability” Brown – regarded as England’s greatest gardener. He designed over 170 parks, many of which still endure.
The National Trust's Croome Court, the former home of the Earls of Coventry, seen across a frozen lake in mid-winter… The 18th century Neo-Palladian style mansion is surrounded by extensive landscaped parkland; it is the centrepiece of what has been called Britain’s greatest contribution to the visual arts.
English landscape architect Lancelot "Capability" Brown created a lake, and the mile-and-a-half long artificial River Croome is a smaller version of the River Severn.
Brown created landscapes on an immense scale that have endured for over 250 years. More than 170 of his greatest gardens survive.