Deformed trees in Scarr Wood
Introduction
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Deformed trees in Scarr Wood
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 29 Aug 2010
A combination of a steep hillside and exposure to prevailing south-westerly winds is presumably responsible for the grotesque forms of some of these tree-trunks. Scarr Wood is an open access nature reserve owned by Calderdale Council. Their website http://www.calderdale.gov.uk/environment/countryside/naturereserves/long-scarr-wood.html describes it as "typical Scarp Oak woodland found throughout Calderdale".
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Image Location
Latitude
53.707054
Longitude
-1.876952