Controlled heather burning on moorland, April husbandry of the Grouse Moors. Two gamekeepers burn heather to encourage new heather shoots for food.
Gamekeepers burning heather to control growth on grouse moors, North Yorkshire Moors, one of England's national parks. The North York Moors (also known as the North Yorkshire Moors) is a national park in North Yorkshire, England. The moors are one of the largest expanses of heather moorland in the United Kingdom. “Heather burning is a common practice on upland heather moorland throughout the UK. The main aim of burning is to encourage the heather to produce new green shoots to feed red grouse and livestock
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Location: Grouse moors, North Yorkshire uk
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