A soil profile on Kilner Bank
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A soil profile on Kilner Bank
Image: © Chris Yeates Taken: 13 Feb 2005
Cut during the construction of a passing place for lorries involved in the landfill of a nearby quarry, the distinction between the darker humus-rich top layer and two lower layers - the paler one more clayey is well displayed here.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.644782
Longitude
-1.767011