On Bayfield Plain, Bookham Common
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On Bayfield Plain, Bookham Common
Image: © Chris Reynolds Taken: 26 Jul 2009
The brown area has recently been flailed. The newsletter by the entrance explains: Local cattle will be returning to the plains to help munch-down the competitive vegetation, maintaining a grassland rich in wild flowers. This year they have been given a helping hand with a tractor flail, knowking down the invasive birch and willow saplings which were too large for the cattle to reach. Bookham Common is owned by the National Trust www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-global/w-localtoyou/w-south_east/w-south_east-countryside/w-south_east-places-north_downs/w-south_east-places-north_downs-bookham_commons.htm
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Image Location
Latitude
51.291963
Longitude
-0.389702