Freshfield Dune Slack Heath
Introduction
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Freshfield Dune Slack Heath
Image: © Tim Taken: 27 Dec 2005
English Nature have raised some controversy over this area. Dune Slack Heath is a very rare habitat and this area was starting to be invaded by trees. By chopping some of the trees down the best areas of heath were saved. However some people saw the removal of healthy trees as unnecessary damage.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.571905
Longitude
-3.070618