2012

SP2185 : Hardstanding by main gate, Packington Landfill Site

taken 12 years ago, near to National Exhibition Centre, Solihull, England

Hardstanding by main gate, Packington Landfill Site
Hardstanding by main gate, Packington Landfill Site
Packington Mountain rises in the distance.
Packington landfill site

Known locally as Packington Mountain, it is one of the largest landfill sites in Europe. The location is the valley of the River Blythe between Birmingham, Coventry and Solihull. Its area is in the order of 150 hectares and it continues to increase in height, being prominent in views from the M42 motorway and the A452. It appears to have been established following sand and gravel extraction in the 1960s, perhaps for road-building: the area is close to the A45, A452, A446 dual carriageways and the M6 motorway (later joined by the M42 and the M6 Toll). The land was, possibly still is part of the Packington Estate, which is believed to have benefited financially from the landfill use. The site is operated by SITA UK, a French-owned company.


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Geographical Context: Lowlands Business, Retail, Services Waste, Waste management Place: Little Packington other tags: Landfill Site Hardstanding Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Packington Landfill [3] · Packington Mountain [2] ·
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SP2185, 35 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Robin Stott   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 21 April, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 13 September, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 2111 8580 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:28.1840N 1:41.4405W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 2113 8583
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Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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