Purple heather in the Abernethy Forest, Nethy Bridge, in the Cairngorms National Park, Scotland.

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An area of regeneration of scots pine trees in the Abernethy forest has a blanket of blooming purple heather. This forest is one of the finest remnants of the Great Wood of Caledon, the Caledonian Pine Forest which once covered much of Scotland.

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Size: 5444px × 3589px
Location: Nethy Bridge, Cairngorms National Park, Highlands, Scotland.
Photo credit: © Robert Murray / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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