2017

TL3973 : Hanson Aggregates quarry

taken 7 years ago, near to Earith, Cambridgeshire, England

Hanson Aggregates quarry
Hanson Aggregates quarry
Sand and gravel extraction, with conveyor belts carrying the material to the processing plant across the river, TL3672 : Conveyor belt tunnel. After extraction the land is being landscaped into a wetland nature reserve and handed over to the RSPB, the early phases of which are now well developed reedbeds, TL3772 : Cell 1, Ouse Fen RSPB reserve.

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Geographical Context: Quarrying, Mining Flat landscapes other tags: Sand and Gravel Quarry Fens Habitat Creation Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Sand and Gravel [5] · Hanson Aggregates [3] · Sand and Gravel Extraction [2] ·
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TL3973, 23 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Hugh Venables   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 21 May, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 4 June, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 3956 7332 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:20.4126N 0:2.8258E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 39675 73155
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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