heather
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Only decades ago many of the cottages in Scotland’s Highlands were roofed in heather, bracken and marram grass.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
"We had a search recently and underneath a load of heather where you couldn't see a thing from the surface, Henry recovered a tiny bird's skull."
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025
People who manage land may burn gorse in a controlled manner to clear land for other purposes, and burn heather to encourage new shoots that are more palatable to game birds.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2025
Due to the area being "a foot of snow over steep bouldery heather" the Rescue 912 helicopter from Humberside Airport was called.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025
Land on the top of Skiddaw and walk for a couple of hours in the heather.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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