Slate waste beside the lane
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The photograph on this page of Slate waste beside the lane by John Haynes as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © John Haynes Taken: 9 Apr 2011
Where ever slate is quarried there are always large accumulations of waste material. Some of the larger quarries are finding outlets for this material but the smaller quarries are allowing nature to reclaim them.