2010

TQ6941 : Orchards and Shelterbelt

taken 14 years ago, near to Horsmonden, Kent, England

Orchards and Shelterbelt
Orchards and Shelterbelt
Orchards

Orchards are a farming method for fruit. Most orchards are apple orchards, although pears, plums and other soft fruits are also grown. Due to changes in the economy and competition from abroad many orchards have been grubbed up and converted to other land uses. Fruit orchards are common across Kent (The Garden of England) and to a lesser extent Sussex.

Shelterbelts (windbreaks)

A windbreak or shelterbelt is a plantation usually made up of one or more rows of trees or shrubs planted in such a manner as to provide shelter from the wind and to protect soil from erosion. They are commonly planted around the edges of fields on farms. Windbreaks are also planted to help keep snow from drifting onto roadways. Other benefits include providing habitat for wildlife and in some regions the trees are harvested for wood products.
A further use for a shelterbelt is to screen a farm from a main road or motorway. This improves the farm landscape by reducing the visual incursion of the motorway, mitigating noise from the traffic and providing a safe barrier between farm animals and the road


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Category: Shelter belt
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Orchards [18] · Shelterbelt [5] · Shelterbelt and Orchard [3] ·
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TQ6941, 66 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 10 April, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 20 April, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 691 416 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:8.9315N 0:24.9879E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 690 415
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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