Burnt furze, Tom's Down
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Burnt furze, Tom's Down
Image: © Jim Champion Taken: 19 May 2007
The gorse, or 'furze', growing in this ditch has been burnt - either accidentally or by an arsonist, as I don't think that such a small area would be burned as part of heathland management. To the south-east of this ditch there is a very dense and well-developed furze brake. This common is part of the Cadland Estate, and is grazed by ponies, but it is not part of the Crown lands of the New Forest. Gorse is usually burned on the Crown lands to stop it from getting too old (when it becomes very difficult for the commoners' stock to browse on).
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Image Location
Latitude
50.815616
Longitude
-1.360763