Beetle Bank
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Beetle Bank by Glyn Baker as part of the Geograph project.
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Beetle Bank
Image: © Glyn Baker Taken: 9 Apr 2006
This is an example of a change in farming practice due to alteration to agricultural subsidies. In the past hedges would be grubbed up to gain maximum return. Now it has become more economic for farmers leave a fallow strip around a field as a “beetle bank” allowing invertebrates to live and provide food for birds and other animals. Also the strip means that herbicides and pesticides are less likely to damage the wildlife in the hedgerows. The photo was taken from the side of the B1023.
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Image Location
Leaflet Map data © OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.794838
Longitude
0.801691