Allotment scarecrow at Bourne, Lincolnshire
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Allotment scarecrow at Bourne, Lincolnshire by Rex Needle as part of the Geograph project.
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Allotment scarecrow at Bourne, Lincolnshire
Image: © Rex Needle Taken: 29 Jun 2011
The scarecrow has an established place in English folklore and fiction because it was once a familiar sight in the countryside to frighten the birds away from growing crops but they are a less familiar sight on allotments such as here in Meadow Drove, just off the Spalding Road in Bourne, where one gardener is to be commended for his ingenuity in protecting his vegetables. But although he may have green fingers, he confessed to recruiting expert help from his art student daughter to make this life-sized painted model standing guard over the cauliflowers.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.770912
Longitude
-0.3588