Footpath to Drycote Lane
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Footpath to Drycote Lane by Jonathan Thacker as part of the Geograph project.
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Footpath to Drycote Lane
Image: © Jonathan Thacker Taken: 22 Jun 2023
On either side of the path can be seen a particularly long stemmed form of barley. When stubble burning was effectively banned in 1993 there was a general trend towards growing short stemmed varieties of cereals. This gave less residue to be disposed off. Now straw has become a valuable commodity in itself and longer stemmed varieties are making a comeback. The barley in this field was well over a metre in height.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.076681
Longitude
-0.568434