Root plate in Brighton Wild Park
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Root plate in Brighton Wild Park
Image: © Patrick Roper Taken: 9 Sep 2011
This root plate of a fallen tree in the downland woods above North Moulsecoomb shows the underlying subsoil of chalk well. These root plates can remain intact for many years and offer good microhabitats for a variety of lower plants and invertebrates.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.852892
Longitude
-0.111206