A cleft in the oak
Introduction
The photograph on this page of A cleft in the oak by Neil Owen as part of the Geograph project.
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A cleft in the oak
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 22 Sep 2017
A quite large bit of lumber has come away from the rest of the oak tree. The bark-less wood still provides a habitat for many different species, and seeing as it is a hardwood it may remain so for many more years.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.40887
Longitude
-2.521856