They have been colonised by flocks of green ring-necked parakeets, an Indian bird that has mysteriously gone feral in much of south-east Britain.

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On the middle finger of his right hand he wore a ring with an oblong piece of faceted green glass that caught the light.

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The estate includes an 11, 500-square foot mansion, a two-bedroom guest house, a 2, 500-square-foot gym with boxing ring, a pool with a grotto, and a putting green.

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