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upland

[uhp-luhnd, -land] / ˈʌp lənd, -ˌlænd /








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Natural England is including the ponies in livestock counts under its new moorland agri-environmental schemes that provide payments for farmers for grazing upland in ways that benefit nature.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

It also has unusual habitats like ffridd, a Welsh term for a type of upland ecosystem common in Wales, that is made up of a combination of habitats including bog, acid grassland, and bracken.

From BBC Apr. 27, 2026

History is not a world-spirit moving inexorably towards some breezy, sunlit upland of wisdom.

From Salon Mar. 28, 2026

Afternoon tours at Ryan Bonaminio Park in Riverside, which features restored native plants from local floodplains and upland areas that support pollinators, will be held at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 18, 2026

Slowly they passed through the short heath and upland grass, speaking no more, until they came to the king’s pavilion.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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