Pond in Reinstated Opencast Land
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Pond in Reinstated Opencast Land by Bob Jenkins as part of the Geograph project.
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Pond in Reinstated Opencast Land
Image: © Bob Jenkins Taken: 14 Mar 2007
The large opencast coal workings have been landscaped and planted with trees by the Forestry Commission. Some of the old access roads have been retained and some new paths created. The public are welcome, but no motorised vehicles.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
54.67833
Longitude
-3.442455