Skippingdale coversands (2)
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Skippingdale coversands (2)
Image: © Jonathan Thacker Taken: 5 Nov 2013
The coversands are relics of once extensive lowland heath areas and have been part of an ongoing project to protect and restore them. Here a small area has been protected from urban development and Hebridean sheep are grazed to prevent the development of woodland. A pair of Hebridean sheep can be seen just to the left of the centre of the picture.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.60413
Longitude
-0.665068