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Spring Nostaligia by Paula Puddephatt Via Flickr: Copyright: Paula Puddephatt original photo taken at Mid-Hants Railway, Alresford

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Alresford, Hampshire.

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Cleaned the sofa ready for Christmas… strips via r/oddlysatisfying

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17th century fulling mill on the River Alre - Alresford, Hampshire

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Alresford Watercress Festival, 2022

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River Colne Estuary Essex by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: The tide comes in so quickly this is the footpath to the river walk and soon will be like a river with ducks on about 4pm..

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Apple is pressing ahead with its new TV series, The Essex Serpent.

It will be an adaptation on Sarah Perry’s bestselling 2016 novel with the same title.

The series will be based in the fictional Essex village, Aldwinter.

So who will be in it, and what parts of Essex are producers using to film the show?

Here is everything we know so far:

What is it about?

The series follows newly widowed Cora who, having being released from an abusive marriage, relocates from Victorian London to the small village of Aldwinter in Essex.

She chooses to move there after becoming intrigued by a local superstition that a mythical creature known as the Essex Serpent has returned to the area.

Cora is said to be a keen amateur naturalist with no patience for religion or superstition, who is immediately enthralled and convinced that what the local people think is a magical beast may be a previously undiscovered species.

Cora’s paths will cross with Will Ransomes the trusted leader of the small rural community, who is also deeply suspicious of the rumours.

But he thinks they are founded on moral panic, a flight from real faith.

As he tries to calm his parishioners, he and Cora strike up an intense relationship, and eventually change each other’s lives.

Who is in it?

Tom Hiddleston is the latest star to be confirmed for the drama.

The star of The Night Manager will be playing Will.

He will be joined by Homeland star Claire Danes, who has been given the role of Cora.

Keira Knightley was understood to be playing the part of Cora, but reportedly pulled out of the show due to concerns over childcare during the pandemic.

Where is it being filmed?

Two locations in Essex are expected to feature in the series.

The picturesque Alresford Creek, in north Essex, is understood to be a filming location for the series.

It is understood that modern boats will not be allowed to moor there during filming.

Alresford parish council chairman, Frank Belgrove, has described the nearby creek as “idyllic” and a “timeless location”.

Other parts of the series will also feature roads and streets in Maldon.

The town’s MP, John Whittingdale, revealed he had been working with Maldon District Council and County Hall on road closures in the area while filming was taking place.

In his monthly newsletter in February, Mr Whittingdale said he was happy to” wholeheartedly endorse” and facilitate any opportunity to “show off the beauty and uniqueness of my constituency”.

What else do we know?

No release date for the Essex Serpent has been announced yet.

However, it is understood some Essex residents could well feature in the series.

Back in February, talent agency Extra People said it was looking for men and women in Essex aged 16 and over to star as extras “to fill background roles in an exciting new TV series set in Victorian Essex.”

The agency said it was looking for people from the Colchester, Mersea and surrounding areas for the series.

It added no experience was needed and that scenes would be shot in various locations in the Essex countryside.

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RD10419. GWR 0-4-2T 1450 at Alresford. by Ron Fisher Via Flickr: The Mid-Hants Railway 2014 Autumn Steam Gala had a Great Western theme and to this end hosted four visiting ex Great Western engines. These were 'Castle' Class 4-6-0 5029 NUNNEY CASTLE, '6959 Modified Hall' Class 4-6-0 6960 RAVENINGHAM HALL, '1400' Class 0-4-2T 1450 and '4200' Class 2-8-0T 4270. Saturday, 25th October, 2014. Copyright © Ron Fisher.

The classic.

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Travelling on the B3046 between Old Arlesford and New Alresford the road crosses a bridge you’d never know was there. It’s on a small stretch of road called The Soke that connects to Broad Street in Old Arlesford.

So what, you might reasonably say. To which I will say that this is, perhaps, the oldest bridge in Hampshire, and among such in England too, The bridge, known as The Soke Bridge, is a late 12th century stone single arched bridge, and is a scheduled ancient monument – see details in Historic England.

It was built around 1190 to span the overflow channel from Arlesford Pond leading into the River Arle. The gothic stone arch is 12th century. It’s parapet i1 17th century, and the brick arch is a later Victorian addition from when the road was widened in the 1800’s.

The bridge and pond were created by Godfrey de Lucy, Bishop of Winchester (1189-1204), as part of a scheme to make the River Itchen navigable from its source at Bramdean through Winchester and Southampton. Alresford Pond acted as a reservoir, in which the water of several local streams was collected to be channelled through the River Alre to the River Itchen.

The downstream face bridge, the Norman stone arch, is hidden and is only viewable from a private garden, and then on certain days in the year. We visited the bridge on a Heritage Open Day. Here are my photos of the bridge and a short video of it.

Delight at seeing an ancient hidden bridge in Arlesford Travelling on the B3046 between Old Arlesford and New Alresford the road crosses a bridge you'd never know was there.

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Phonebox Nostalgia by Paula Puddephatt Via Flickr: Mid-Hants Railway, Alresford, Hampshire - 17/04/07

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10th August 2019-Alresford Pond and Magdalen Hill

Today we firstly went to Alresford Pond to try and see a bird we had looked for a bit lately the Wood Sandpiper. We had a scan where it was said to be by the reeds on the far right of the lake from the viewing place, and alongside Common and Green Sandpiper we spotted the bird. It was a really beautiful one to see and only my fifth ever of the species, it was one I really enjoyed seeing. It appeared on my year list in exactly the same slot as it did last year, number 173. 

This came a little bit later than last year when I saw one at Testwood Lakes in late July. This bird year tick was a very welcome one as my first in a long time really, it was the longest wait I’d had between bird year ticks this year so far I think expected for this time of year with it being a bit quieter for the variety of birds around and gets me off the mark for August. Its interesting I am off this whole next week to go to the Bird Fair at the end of it which I did in 2017 and I have said there have been so many similarities between my 2017 and 2019 wildlife wise as it was for 2016 and 2018. That week in 2017 the whole week I suddenly started getting bird year ticks regularly after none for a while and including the Bird Fair and at home I got ten year ticks. I am hopeful that this year tick could be the first of many this week off whilst I know a lot of that ten two years ago are ones I have already seen this year. I took the first three pictures in this photoset today of views of Alresford and the pond.

We then went to nearby Magdalen Hill for my first visit since Good Friday in 2016. This was not because I have anything against this brilliant reserve but because its an ideal place to go on a bank holiday or half term day when you’re short of time perhaps and its not the longest of walks. That bank holiday in 2016 was just after I started my first job and with Magdalen’s key butterfly and bird species easy to see elsewhere I don’t tend to get time to do it in my working life now as much. I took the sixth and seventh pictures in this photoset of nice views from there. 

I saw a lot of butterflies here today and with it ending tomorrow I did one more Big Butterfly Count my eighth one in 2019, it would have been rude not to in a Butterfly Conservation managed reserve. Within this I counted the Painted Lady in the fourth picture in this photoset and Brimstone in the fifth that I took today, as well as two Chalkhill Blues, two Large Whites and a Gatekeeper. I saw so many of the beautiful Chalkhill Blues as the walk went on and I took the eighth and ninth pictures in this photoset of two. 

But the standout butterfly moment came on the way back when we were looking at a blue. Then all of a sudden a flash of yellow just came up in our face, with some black markings on the butterfly too I could see. My Mum shouted “Clouded Yellow!” and I knew it was that as I just caught sight of it flying off ahead. This was a spectacular moment for a species that I always find thrilling to see and was one of the next ones I wanted to see this already amazing year of butterflies for me and one on my B list of favourites now. This made me so happy to see as my 44th butterfly species of the year. 

There are only two species I have seen in my life that I haven’t seen this year yet now, Silver-spotted Skipper and Glanville Fritillary the latter I know I won’t see. This is something I am so thrilled to do as I did last year with 42 of my then 44 lifetime butterflies seen (I have seen two new ones for me this year) but you just never know this year I still have the time to go one better and seeing all but one of the butterflies seen in my life in a year would be something I’d be over the moon with. In 2017 I missed the Clouded Yellow after four consecutive years of seeing them but I am glad this is one thing I don’t have in common with my 2017 now. 

What a start to my week off! It was a really brilliant day today with some top species seen and two year lists of mine growing. When home I took a picture of another bird on the roof opposite out the back lately, the Goldfinch in the tenth picture in this photoset. 

Wildlife Sightings Summary: (Alresford Pond) My first Wood Sandpiper of the year, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, young Little Ringed Plover, Mallard, Coot, Mute Swan, Lesser Black Backed Gull, House Martin and Swallow. (Magdalen Hill) My first Clouded Yellow of the year, one of my favourite butterflies the Chalkhill Blue, Common Blue, Holly Blue, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Large White, Painted Lady, a nice moth, bees, Kestrel, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Skylark. 

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