Originally Posted by
cats_five
I don't think the 2007 image does look like a landing strip. There are three obvious hedges plus gates in it, which have vanished by the time of the 2011 photo where it also shows signs of wear along the appropriate orientation. If I was looking for a field to land a glider in I'd have no hesitation with the 2011 onwards appearance, but not with the hedges. The distance between the west-most & centre hedges is 180m, which while it's possible to squeeze the right kind of glider in is pretty tight.
Those "hedges" we're never hedges, they were temporary fences for grazing, when I flew in there in 07/08? He was using it in any direction depending on wind, it's still used for grazing today as required.
no wonder he bought a Maul.