Fallen Norway Spruce, Haldon Forest west of Ashcombe Cross
Introduction
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Fallen Norway Spruce, Haldon Forest west of Ashcombe Cross
Image: © Robin Stott Taken: 19 May 2018
The shallow root-plate is speckled with broken flints. "Sands and gravels of possibly Tertiary age and marine origin occur at 800 ft. O.D. on the Haldon Hills … much of the gravel consists of more or less worn masses of Chalk flint … although the nearest Chalk outlier now lies 15 miles away to the east" (British Regional Geology: South-West England). At some point this land was deemed suitable for forestry but trees falling over must always have been a risk. A map of 1906 shows heathland on this Haldon summit, with small fields and blocks of deciduous woodland on the slopes. The next map is not until 1954, showing the land afforested.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.60802
Longitude
-3.558465