Gamekeeper dousing fire during controlled heather burning on the North Yorkshire Moors, UK


Setting light to heather in order to burn out small areas on the north york moors to enhance the vegetation for the rearing of grouse Burning is carried out on dry days in the winter months typically areas of about 0 3 Ha are burned Grouse feed on the shoot tips of young heather The watering can contains a wick and diesel which is used to light the heather stalks


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