A field of lettuces
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A field of lettuces
Image: © K A Taken: 25 May 2013
The crop is nearly ready for harvesting. The rows of blue plastic bags were used to anchor down sheets of agricultural fleece that were put over the young plants in early March to protect them from the worst of the weather. The use of cobble setts on the farm track is unusual
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Image Location
Latitude
53.640856
Longitude
-2.845022