Tracks within the plantations

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Tracks within the plantations by John Haynes as part of the Geograph project.

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Tracks within the plantations

Image: © John Haynes Taken: 7 May 2013

Good forest roads are a fundamental part of woodland management and older plantations always had the roads put in at planting time. They enable access to the trees and finally they will provide access for the machinery that will harvest and remove the trees.

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