Map Lovers - this is the thread for you

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JenHB
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We’ve seen it few times here and on some of our SWCP walks
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ThorntonRunner
I was familiar with the 1:25000 map symbol, but the 1:50000 synbol is subtly different and I'd not seen it before
May 2023
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Rosehip
Yep, there are a few of those sprouted up around here too.
Why they are on good arable land and not where the derelict greenhouses are is beyond my u derstanding!
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10:10am, 3 May 2023
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rf_fozzy
They are often on arable pasture. Where they can still be used for the same purpose at the same time.
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rf_fozzy
Sorry, *animal* pasture. Not Arable.

Still asleep.
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Rosehip
No sign of sheep amongst the ones here - would make more sense if there were.
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McGoohan
I'll see if I can dig out photos of one in Kent I saw - they had sheep a-nibblin' around on the vegetation under the panels
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Most of the ones I've seen in Devon & Cornwall are dual use. Sheep and solar.
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8:38am, 4 May 2023
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DeeGee
We had a deep zigzag cut across much of our less useful arable land to put in high capacity cables for an offshore wind farm. It was a long project that left a lot of fields out of use for a couple of years.

Many of the new solar farms springing up locally are using the fields which were cloven in twain by that work.

About This Thread

Maintained by McGoohan
Do you love maps? Is planning the journey the best bit? Yeah, course it is.

This is the thread for YOU! (Original idea: Trin)

Here are some Fetchie-sourced links:

Buying maps
Dash4it: dash4it.co.uk (Oranj)
Yellow Publications: yellowpublications.co.uk (GM)
New Zealand: data.gns.cri.nz (Jenelopy)

Links to online mapping
DEFRA online map: magic.defra.gov.uk (Cerretonia)
Where's The Path: wtp2.appspot.com (Homer)
Lightning Maps: lightningmaps.org (McG)
Ordnance Survey: osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk
ViewRanger: viewranger.com (-Monty-)
Swiss Maps: map.schweizmobil.ch (Homer)
The Underground Map (London through the ages) (Dio): theundergroundmap.com

Historical maps
Archi UK Old Maps: archiuk.com (Homer)
Historical maps: maps.nls.uk (Creature of the Hill)
British Library Collection: flickr.com
ianvisits.co.uk (Chrisull)

Routes
British Pilgrimage Trust: britishpilgrimage.org (McG)
Slow ways (connecting towns): slowways.uk (Sigh/GordonG)

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