Gorse on Barnes Common

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Gorse on Barnes Common by Marathon as part of the Geograph project.

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Gorse on Barnes Common

Image: © Marathon Taken: 10 Apr 2019

Barnes Common is located on acid soil and so is relatively species-poor. However, this is the soil that gorse likes and therefore it thrives on Barnes Common as seen here.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.470501
Longitude
-0.23613