Bryn Pydew Nature Reserve Limestone Pavement
Introduction
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Bryn Pydew Nature Reserve Limestone Pavement
Image: © Michael Bent Taken: 5 Jun 2020
Limestone pavement is formed by a combination of chemical weathering and erosion. As special geological features, they have their own terminology: clints are the blocks of limestone that form the pavement; pits and hollows called karren cover their surface. Grykes are the deep cracks that separate the clints – they can be well over a metre in depth.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.301996
Longitude
-3.776068