Lichen and mosses growing on ancient Precambrian rocks in Outwoods, Charnwood Forest, Leicestershire. Macro image.

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Macro image of beautiful lichen and mosses growing on ancient Precambrian rocks. These rocks are around 600 million years old, amongst the oldest in Britain. The rocks, from a distance, have an orange appearance due to these lichen. These rocks sit in Outwoods, Charnwood Forest.

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Size: 4134px × 2565px
Location: Outwoods, Charnwood Forest, near Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK.
Photo credit: © Gogglebox / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: ancient, british, charnwood, colourful, fauna, fauna., flora, forest, gogglebox, lichen, lichens, macro, moss, mosses, outwoods, precambrian, rare, rocks, rocks., woodland