The slag heaps, those mountains of rubble from mining, are more alive than anyone thought when they were built. Several decades after the mines closed, a guide reveals the extent of the flora and fauna they shelter.
Loos-en-Gohelle (Pas-de-Calais), report
Imagine a landscape reminiscent of Zola's Germinal, immortalized in Claude Berri's 1993 film. Smoke, metallic sounds. Men, poverty, and… Read more
Report
/ Nature
, Mines and Metals
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The slag heaps, those mountains of rubble from mining, are more alive than anyone thought when they were built. Several decades after the mines closed, a guide reveals the extent of the flora and fauna they shelter.
Loos-en-Gohelle (Pas-de-Calais), report
Imagine a landscape reminiscent of Zola's Germinal, immortalized in Claude Berri's 1993 film. Smoke, metallic sounds. Men, poverty, and… Read more
Report
/ Nature
, Mines and Metals