ALTHOUGH most of the landscape that we enjoy in Wales has been formed by man's influence over centuries, it would be easy to believe that our remaining upland heather moors are naturally-formed ...

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SCOTLAND'S heather moorland is abuzz with productivity, and the bees and honey producers can thank red grouse. Rural estates have reported a rapid increase in honeybee populations on grouse-managed ...

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A beetle infestation which destroyed huge swathes of moorland heather now presents a "massive fire risk", a gamekeeper has said. The increase of heather beetles on the North York Moors has turned the ...

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This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract (1) Botanical composition, grazing treatment and trends in heather (Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull.) were recorded for periods of 4-15 years at ...

Grasses are becoming more abundant in areas in NE Scotland which until recently were dominated by heather (Calluna vulgaris). However, it is not clear if grasses are aggressive competitors which are ...

Moorland fires have raged across Yorkshire this summer, with incidents at Langdale Moor in the North York Moors National Park and Marsden Moor near Huddersfield. Gamekeepers and rural landowners often ...