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
The wild, flat landscapes dotted with gorse and heather are known for their wildlife, including rare species like the sand lizard, woodlark and silver-studded blue butterfly.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025
Upland heathland is characterised by the presence of low-growing shrubs, such as heather.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2025
Red grouse feed on young heather shoots and nest in the more mature heather stands.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2025
As quickly as they could they scrambled off the beaten way and up into the deep heather and bilberry brushwood on the slopes above, until they came to a small patch of thick-growing hazels.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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