Young trees in Flaxhigh Covert, Hale Barns
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Young trees in Flaxhigh Covert, Hale Barns
Image: © Anthony O'Neil Taken: 10 Nov 2013
Amazingly - considering the wholesale obliteration of landscape that has taken place in post-war Hale Barns and Ringway - this 'covert' is unchanged in size, shape and boundaries since the Hale map of 1872. Landowners deliberately left isolated sections of woodland and undergrowth amidst their fields, as cover for wildlife and game: hence,'covert'.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.367159
Longitude
-2.300224