Dark wood

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Dark wood by Derek Mayes as part of the Geograph project.

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Dark wood

Image: © Derek Mayes Taken: 26 Sep 2019

Unmanaged conifer woodland in Orkney is rare. The block of Norway Spruce is protected by a few mature broadleaves, mostly sycamore but with a few rowan. Within the wood it is dark and generally devoid of undergrowth, except where the light penetrates near the edges. The road and woodland straddles the old broch of Long Howe and is not very far from the mysterious Mine Howe http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/minehowe/index.html

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Image Location

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Latitude
58.937945
Longitude
-2.85759