Whorl Hill Wood
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Whorl Hill Wood by Mick Garratt as part of the Geograph project.
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Whorl Hill Wood
Image: © Mick Garratt Taken: 2 Feb 2008
A long range shot taken from Cringle Moor and showing quite clearly the lettering EIIR produced by the foresters when they planted the wood in 1953 to mark the Queen's Coronation. Not being a tree expert I would guess the letters were planted with spruce against larch for the rest of the wood.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.417067
Longitude
-1.237799