Gorse, Farnham Heath
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Gorse, Farnham Heath
Image: © Colin Smith Taken: 22 Jan 2012
Gorse lines the bridleway while a pine plantation beside it has just been cleared. The RSPB wooden lectern describes how young, soft gorse was once used as cattle feed. Gorse was also used as the base for haystacks - that kept the stacks drier.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.18369
Longitude
-0.767067