2011

NT9613 : Spring animal trap over sheepfold entrance

taken 15 years ago, 3 km from Linhope, Northumberland, England

Spring animal trap over sheepfold entrance
Spring animal trap over sheepfold entrance
The sheepfold is shown here NT9613 : Sheepfold beside road to Ewartly Shank
The traps seem to be designed to trap and kill certain small animals, probably weasels, stoats or mink, by luring them across a bridge into a tunnel-type cage fitted with a loaded spring trap.

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Andrew Curtis   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 29 April, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 30 April, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 9641 1308 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:24.6979N 2:3.4952W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NT 9641 1308
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