moorland

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Tensions were highlighted in 1932 by the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, moorland kept exclusively for grouse shooting by its owner, the Duke of Devonshire.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

It was particularly complex due to the location and nature of the site, which was "a very remote area of moorland with limited water supplies and difficult access for emergency resources", a spokesperson said.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Local farmers also formed a so-called "Farmy Army" to work alongside firefighters as the moorland blaze raged.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Fires that burned across moorland at Carrbridge and Dava in the Highlands recently were the biggest Scotland has ever seen, according to landowners.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 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