WEERIBBEN-WIEDEN NATIONAL PARK, Netherlands – The drone of his small outboard motor cuts through the early morning silence as Wout van de Belt navigates his flat-bottomed punt through the twisting ...

Reed cutters who claim they are scarcer than royalty have started harvesting work on the Norfolk Broads. The harvesting season runs from Christmas to Easter, and the majority of reed will be used for ...

Picturesque reedbeds on the Norfolk Broads have formed part of the rural economy for centuries, and a handful of skilled workers are helping to keep the tradition alive. Reed cutting season started in ...

TOAD HOLE COTTAGE, LUDHAM, England — The long quiet of the marshland in the Norfolk Broads is broken only by the sigh of wind in the reeds and the soft snick of Eric Edwards’ scythe as it sweeps ...

Wout van de Belt on the deck of his flat-bottomed punt next to stacks of reed in the national parc Weerribben-Rieden in Belt-Schutsloot, Netherlands, Friday, April 6, 2018. Practitioners of an ancient ...

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