fen

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Milk parsley is their key food plant and formed part of East Yorkshire's natural fen landscape until large-scale drainage in the 18th and 19th Centuries.

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She said in the late 1800s, lots of the agricultural workers in Cambridgeshire would skate on the fens as a hobby, a mode of travel or compete in it as a sport.

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The primary cause of the plants decline has been habitat loss through drainage and abandonment of the fens.

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The New Forest is home to ancient woodland, fens, heaths and bogs, making it a diverse habitat.

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The 32-year-old photographer from Suffolk, who has previously documented fen skaters in rural Cambridgeshire, said he was drawn to a ploughing match for the same reason: a celebration of hobbies in rural communities.

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