Thornton Wood

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Thornton Wood by Richard Webb as part of the Geograph project.

The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.

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Thornton Wood

Image: © Richard Webb Taken: 23 May 2014

Much of the wood has been felled for open cast coal mining. This block on the skyline is just part of the forestry cycle. It is strange seeing cars go by on the B914 from the M90 after so many years of dense forestry.

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Image Location

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Latitude
56.126203
Longitude
-3.407224