Laxton kites claw back their heritage
by Matt Shardlow from Environment | The Guardian on (#2EJTX)
Laxton, Northamptonshire The red kite thrives, and surely there's no other prodigal English species that brings such pleasure
Kites soar and circle above the small limestone village mentioned in the Domesday book but rebuilt a little over 200 years ago to a design by Humphry Repton. There is a substantial red kite roost near the village, and 40 of them bring the sky to life with their twists and turns, tails contorting and long wings clawing the air.
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