2013
ST4743 : Peat ready for collection, Westhay Moor
taken 11 years ago, near to Lower Godney, Somerset, England
Peat ready for collection, Westhay Moor
Modern peat extraction uses excavators to dig the peat and leave it in tidy rows ready for collection by the peat wagons ST4643 : Loaded peat wagon on Westhay Moor Drove.
To the right, exhausted workings have been dug out to the clay beneath. In future years, they may be flooded to form part of the nature reserves that attract wetland birds here.
The same location also seen at ST4643 : Exposed Peat
To the right, exhausted workings have been dug out to the clay beneath. In future years, they may be flooded to form part of the nature reserves that attract wetland birds here.
The same location also seen at ST4643 : Exposed Peat
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- Grid Square
- ST4743, 20 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Edwin Graham (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Wednesday, 28 August, 2013 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Wednesday, 28 August, 2013
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
ST 4714 4365 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:11.3770N 2:45.4661W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: ST 4709 4357
- View Direction
- North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
