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73/365. 20/100. Clay pits

Out and about today for work. A quick shot over to the clay pits

20/100. On my travels

 

The 0.6-hectare (1.5-acre) SSSI, notified in 2000, comprises three separate sites that are all about 4 miles (6.4 km) north of the town of St Austell.They all lie within china clay workings which are still active and are situated on either pits, spoil tips or vegetation-covered granitic debris.The combined site is also designated a Special Areas of Conservation (SAC)

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Austell_Clay_Pits

 

 

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Uploaded on March 14, 2023
Taken on March 14, 2023