Burnham Beeches, Buckinghamshire: White Galloway cattle grazing in ancient woodland pasture where trees were periodically pollarded at 2-3m high.

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Burnham Beeches: White Galloway cattle grazing in an area of ancient woodland pasture where the beech trees were periodically pollarded for fuel and winter fodder at 2-3 metres high, allowing livestock to forage beneath. The average age of the surviving pollarded beeches is around 400 years.

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Location: Burnham Beeches, Burnham, Slough, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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