moorland

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They are commonly found in the south and south-west of England, western Wales and Scotland and their habitats include sand dunes, rocky hillsides, moorland and woodland edges.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

From a hillside above Abercarn in Caerphilly county, Grace Lloyd points across the moorland she can see from her home.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Many of the eight possible release areas have moorland used for driven grouse-shooting, a traditional field sport where red grouse, which golden eagles eat, are driven towards shooters by beaters.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Last summer, fires that burned across moorland at Carrbridge and Dava in the Highlands were described as the biggest Scotland had ever seen.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Otherwise only their breathing in the silence of the salt moorland.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy