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Wiltshire in Pics: Valentines and a photo mystery

HangRoss/Weather Watchers A sunset at Stonehenge, with the stones obscured in darkness and an orange, pink and blue coloured sky in the backgroundHangRoss/Weather Watchers
Winter may be short on sunshine but it can provide some beautiful sunsets, such as this one over Stonehenge

Across Wiltshire this week there has been animal news, a search for information about photographs from a 100-year-old camera and the 'world's most romantic village' welcoming visitors for Valentine's Day.

Lover may be a small place but it has worldwide recognition for its temporary postal service set up ahead of 14 February.

A set of envelopes to the left with a unique Lover stamp on them - a stack of valentines cards to the right.
A special Lover stamp is put onto the post that goes through the village.
The top of a classic post box, but painted white with gold lettering.
The white post box outside a funeral directors in Wilton is for 'letters to heaven'.

Letters to heaven: continuing the postal theme, a funeral directors in Wilton has set up a post box to allow people to write to loved ones who have passed on to help with the grieving process.

Close-up of three old black & white photos being held out
The finder of an old film in a 100-year-old camera has been out looking for more information on the pictures.

Picture quest: A 20-year-old vintage camera enthusiast, Oliver Barnes, is trying to track down more information on pictures from an old film he found in a 100-year-old camera bought from a Salisbury Antiques Market.

Longleat A tiger stalks across a grassy sunlit area bearing its teeth with long grass and a tree in the backgroundLongleat
One of Longleat's tigers has moved to a safari park in Merseyside for a breeding programme.

On the move: One of Longleat's most rare Amur tigers, five-year-old Yuki, has departed for pastures new as part of the European breeding programme. She has been moved to Knowsley Safari in Merseyside, with the hope that she will breed with a new partner, but her parents and siblings remain at Longleat.

Warminster Toad Patrol Close-up of two toads - one piggybacking on the other - on a road in the dark with car headlights behind themWarminster Toad Patrol
Warminster's toad patrol volunteers are pleased that a road has been closed overnight for a few months to allow the animals to cross unharmed.

Help for toads: the toad patrol volunteers in Warminster are pleased with the announcement of overnight closures of a road in the town that the creatures have to cross to get to their ancestral breeding pond.

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