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Robert Macfarlane on C16th carvings of angels based on the wings of hen and marsh harriers

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Ripon City Wetlands and Welburn, North Yorkshire: First a starling ​and then a robin​ arrived like visitations​. I am truly grateful for ​them both

Eighty years ago, this remarkable event showed a rare glimpse of humanity on both sides of a bitter conflict.