Strange trees near Friog, Wales
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Strange trees near Friog, Wales
Image: © Dave Croker Taken: 13 Feb 2010
These trees are sessile oaks and this is how they grow in this area (forget your classic east and southern England trees). They supported a huge commercial ship building industry in the past which virtually destroyed them and the forests are only just beginning to expand again under the guidance of the Snowdonia Park Authority (which has just bought a 150 acre forest in the Mawddach valley), Forestry Commission and the Woodland Trust (which has just bought a 1500 acre wood in the Mawddach valley). http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/support-us/appeals/wales/cwm-mynach/Pages/history.aspx http://www.eryri-npa.gov.uk/conserving/biodiversity-in-snowdonia/priority-habitats/woodlands/upland-oakwoods
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Image Location
Latitude
52.691881
Longitude
-4.04034