Mixed farmland. Patchwork of fields used for sheep grazing and the growing of a variety of crops. The fields are irregular in shape and bordered by he

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Mixed farmland. Patchwork of fields used for sheep grazing and the growing of a variety of crops. The fields are irregular in shape and bordered by hedgerows. The hedgerows provide shelter for the predators of agricultural pests. The hedgerows also provide protection for crops and livestock from bad weather. Photographed in Shropshire, Great Britain.

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Size: 2962px × 3667px
Photo credit: © MARTIN BOND/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: agricultural, agriculture, countryside, england, english, farming, field, green, hedgerow, land, landscape, mechanised, mechanized, pattern, patterns, rural, shropshire, traditional