Phacelia on Kingswood Farm near Speen

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Phacelia on Kingswood Farm near Speen

Image: © David Hawgood Taken: 11 Jun 2006

The violet/blue coloured crop between green wheat fields is Phacelia. It is grown as a game cover crop. It grows quickly, and attracts large numbers of insects. For close-up of plants and more information see Image

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.699832
Longitude
-0.801856