Purple patch
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Purple patch by James Allan as part of the Geograph project.
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Purple patch
Image: © James Allan Taken: 1 Sep 2013
Looking almost like lavender, this is actually a patch of phacelia surrounded by fields of grain. Known also as 'green manure' this plant is an attraction for honey bees and other insects the faint humming from whom was quite distinct as I took this photograph.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.173926
Longitude
-3.220351