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January, 1956
Tree Planting on Colliery Spoil Heaps
Drawings and Photographs accompanying the article
| Sample | Description |
|---|---|
 | Unsatisfactory stocking in plantations that are subject to trespass |
 | Fig. 7. Vandalism, the principal hazard in industrial areas |
 | Fig. 8. A medium mound of burnt shake which has been abandoned about 50 years; at a later stage this has been planted with birch which is densest on top of the heap where the spoil is stable |
 | Fig. 9. A high mound, which is composed of burnt shale, has been abandoned since 1929 and is still on fire locally; colonisation by birch, herbs and grasses has been attempted |
 | Fig. 10. A Scots pine plantation 62 years old on a medium mound; the crop which is very open and stunted has suffered from smoke and exposure |
Article reproduced from a copy of the magazine held at National Mining Museum Scotland, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
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