Beeches of Farthing Downs
Introduction
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Beeches of Farthing Downs
Image: © Dr Neil Clifton Taken: 29 Aug 2005
Originally there were seven beeches here. Over the years they were gradually reduced to just two, and known for many years as the 'Twin Beeches'. Then in the 1990s one was destroyed by fire, so the decision was made to restore them to seven.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.308101
Longitude
-0.13777