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hank you so much, Nick Baker, for the interesting insight into the phenomenon of hair ice (Hidden Britain, February 2020). On New Year’s Day, my husband and I were walking along the River Tay near Dunkeld, where we came across some small patches of white ‘hairs’ on twigs lying on the ground. We didn’t think much of it at first but stopped to have a closer look and take photographs. When we got home, we did a bit of research and found out more

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