An Anglo-Saxon grave discovered at Trumpington Meadows close to Cambridge, has unearthed signs of a cross-over between Paganism and Christianity. The discovery is extremely rare and could be one of the earliest cross-over burials in the UK. The skeleton was discovered by the Cambridge Archaeological Unit, led by Alison Dickens.

On our walk back from Salhouse Broad we decided to sit for a while on an old tree trunk where there was a gap in the reeds. Suddenly, Adam whispered that there was something moving on the opposite bank of the river.

After sitting still for a while watching a female grebe sitting lazily on her nest, Adam spotted the male swimming home (from the left). Initially we thought he was bringing a fish to his wife, but once we’d got home, uploaded the pictures and zoomed in we could see that he actually had a piece of reed which he placed on the nest.