Tree growth on old tip
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The photograph on this page of Tree growth on old tip by Trevor Littlewood as part of the Geograph project.
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Tree growth on old tip
Image: © Trevor Littlewood Taken: 14 Jun 2017
The ground in view is shown on OS mapping (1:25 000) as a tip, presumably from mining. The young trees conceal the tip and might be there simply for cosmetic purposes but it's likely, considering their density, that they've been planted as a crop. The tall pipes in view are just two of a good number extending out of view both to left and right; they may well be for some sort of venting of disused underground workings - the photographer has seen very similar pipes at old lead mine sites in the Pennines.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.849018
Longitude
-1.528237