Controlled heather burning on moorland, April husbandry of the Grouse Moors. Two gamekeepers burn heather to encourage new heather shoots for food.
The Red Grouse is considered a game bird and is shot in large numbers during the shooting season which traditionally starts on the 12th of August, known as the Glorious Twelfth. Shooting can take the form of 'walked up' (where hunters walk across the moor to flush grouse and take a shot) or 'driven' (where grouse are driven, often in large numbers by 'beaters' towards the guns who are hiding behind a line of 'butts'). Many moors are intensively managed to increase the density of grouse. Areas of heather are subjected to controlled burning, this allows fresh young shoots to regenerate which are favoured by the grouse. Extensive predator control is a feature of grouse moor management, foxes, stoats and crows are usually heavily controlled on grouse moors.
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Location: North Yorkshire moors uk
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