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2025-08-02 10:54:08

Even though I've been there quite a few times, I never realized that large swathes of the UK's Peak District look like a series of abstract paintings in satellite view...
Are those traces of turf harvesting?
#MapSurfing #PeakDistrict

Detail satellite view from Google Maps of a section of the Peak District, showing complex traces of (presumably) some form of farming activity, reminiscent of an abstract painting.
Detail satellite view from Google Maps of a section of the Peak District, showing complex traces of (presumably) some form of farming activity, reminiscent of an abstract painting.
Detail satellite view from Google Maps of a section of the Peak District, showing complex traces of (presumably) some form of farming activity, reminiscent of an abstract painting with geometric shapes.
Detail satellite view from Google Maps of a section of the Peak District, showing complex traces of (presumably) some form of farming activity, reminiscent of an abstract painting of shapes & textures.