A large part of a low hill in the forest has practically been levelled in order to extract rock which is then crushed to provide material to build a new forestry road. Seeing how thin is the layer of soil above the solid rock, it is a wonder that such large trees are able to grow in such conditions.
Uploaded to Geograph by Richard Dorrell on 14 May 2011
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