moorland

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"Set within a wild, windswept moorland, King and Queen took on a new life," said Alice Murray of auctioneers Christie's.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

For example the government's Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme, which was updated last month, includes further incentives for farmers to graze moorland with cattle and ponies instead of sheep as it "contributes positively to biodiversity".

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Fire crews battling a vast moorland blaze in North Yorkshire this month have been hampered by exploding bombs and tank shells dating back to training on the moors during the Second World War.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

Blazes that burned across moorland at Carrbridge and Dava in the Highlands earlier this summer have been called the biggest wildfires Scotland has ever seen.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

The burns which should have run through the moorland were of aea-water on bhieish mud.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White