Polythene landscape near Longtown
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Polythene landscape near Longtown
Image: © M J Richardson Taken: 26 Apr 2022
The polythene warms the soil, in which maize has been sown. When harvested it will go to an anaerobic digester to produce methane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaerobic_digestion?msclkid=adb03555c6f511ecbf8c925041f224d , which can be used as a fuel. Beyond are poultry houses at Lynemoor.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.99272
Longitude
-2.935559