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Stone bridge by the ford, River Blythe
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2185
This long sandstone bridge carries a footpath across the floodmeadows and... (more)
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Arched bridge over the River Blythe floodmeadows
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2185
On the other side of the bridge is a ford rated 5* by the Wet Roads... (more)
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Ford, River Blythe, Little Packington
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2185
The western approach to a ford, east of Brook Farm and for farm traffic... (more)
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Valley of the River Blythe, Little Packington
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2185
About a mile south of the M6, pale reedbeds on the left, green... (more)
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East end of stone footbridge over the River Blythe
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2185
The lichen-blotched sandstone footbridge has this very deliberate change... (more)
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Bridge over the River Blythe, Little Packington
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2185
A metal span links the sandstone footbridges across the river and the... (more)
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River Blythe heads north from the ford
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2185
The river, below centre, is flowing away from the camera, north to join... (more)
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Pale grey lichen on a pink-brown sandstone parapet
by Robin Stott
for square SP2185
The parapet is to a footbridge parallel to a ford across the River Blythe.
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River Blythe, Little Packington, looking south
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2185
The river flows north, towards the camera. The area is characterised by... (more)
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Brook Farm, Little Packington
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2185
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School Lane crosses dismantled railway
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2185
The line ran from Hampton-in-Arden in the south to join the lines east... (more)
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Groups of conifers in former parkland, Little Packington
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2185
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Minor road near Nursery Farm
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2285
A number of roads northwest of the Packington estate are shown on the map... (more)
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Paddocks south of Todd's Rough
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2185
Todd's Rough is a deciduous wood, perhaps maturing scrub, of about 5... (more)
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Packington Lane past Todd's Rough
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2185
Todd's Rough is a deciduous wood, perhaps maturing scrub, of about 5... (more)
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View of the Blythe valley and Packington Mountain
by Robin Stott
for square SP2185
Packington Mountain is briefly spotlit by April sun while the shallow... (more)
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Todd's Rough from the west corner
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2185
Todd's Rough is a deciduous wood, perhaps maturing scrub, of about 5... (more)
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Log pile on a verge at a minor road junction
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2285
Northwest of the Packington estate there are a number of roads that might... (more)
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Flooded pit near Mulliner's Rough
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2285
Mulliner's Rough in the background and neighbouring Burbidge's... (more)
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Lane past Fishers Hall Farm
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2185
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Signs of landfill
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2185
The view is of a planted bund from Packington Lane.
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Bannerley Rough from the south
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2185
Bannerley Rough is a strip of woodland of less than 0.4 hectares in the... (more)
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Western extent of the Forest of Arden Golf Club
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2285
Old hedgerow trees and tree-planting beside fairways visually merge to... (more)
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Converted barn, Fishers Hall Farm
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2186
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Hardstanding by main gate, Packington Landfill Site
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2185
Packington Mountain rises in the distance.
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Moat House Farm
by Robin Stott
for square SP2286
On the left is an HGV on the M6. On the right a yellow line is a field of... (more)
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Newly planted bank, Packington landfill site
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2085
This bank is the western side of a level area for the processing of waste wood.
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Ancillary gates, Packington Landfill Site
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2185
A makeshift stile, left, is the access from Packington Lane to a footpath... (more)
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Two magpies in a cage in a field
by Robin Stott
for square SP2186
Near Fishers Hall Farm. There is a dead bird on the floor of the cage – a... (more)
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River Blythe at a former railway crossing
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2186
The right foreground would once have been the abutment of a bridge.
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Bays for pulverised wood, Packington landfill site
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2085
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Waste wood processing area, Packington landfill site
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2085
A level area has been created for processing waste wood. Assorted wood... (more)
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Field entrance and stile by the River Blythe
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2186
A minor diversion brings the footpath close to the river, having crossed... (more)
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Tyre weir
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2186
The outflow from Bannerley Pool has passed under Packington Lane and runs... (more)
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Ridged field near Moat House Farm
by Robin Stott
for square SP2186
The map shows a footpath running diagonally across the field but... (more)
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Footpath leaves track, Packington landfill site
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2085
A public footpath runs along the northern edge of the landfill site.
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Dismantled railway trackbed with phone mast
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2186
The phone mast is roughly where the footpath used to cross the railway; a... (more)
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Track and tree-planting, Packington landfill site
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2085
On the left is a tree-planted bank on the north side of a level area for... (more)
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Derelict wet woodland, Bannerly Pool
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2086
Glimpsed from Packington Lane. There is an air of abandonment here, so... (more)
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Packington Mountain from the north
by Robin Stott
for square SP2085
The active face of the landfill site is lit by late afternoon sun. The... (more)
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M6 westbound nearing junction 3A
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2186
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River Blythe below a former railway embankment
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2186
A gantry sign and headlights on the M6 are visible. This piece of... (more)
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Field of rape stalks
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2186
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Surface water lagoon south of the M6 westbound
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2186
A fringe of Common Reed (Phragmites australis) has developed. Somewhere... (more)
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Packington Lane south of M6 looking south
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2086
Packington Lane has been realigned to cross two motorways but of its old... (more)
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Packington Lane crosses M6 looking south
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2086
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Looking across M6 Toll, M6 and The Bogs to Packington Mountain
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2086
The hill in the distance is known locally as Packington Mountain — one of... (more)
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M6 Toll crossed by M6 eastbound, looking east
by Robin Stott
for square SP2186
This is M6 junction 3A where the southbound M6 Toll rejoins the M6... (more)
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M6 at junction 3A looking east
by Robin Stott
for square SP2186
The eastbound carriageway, left, crosses the M6 Toll and the River... (more)
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Motorway embankment south of Hawkeswell Farm
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2186
This massive embankment carries the M6 eastbound carriageway round... (more)
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