bracken
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Already green shoots of bracken are bursting through the blackened earth and that will crowd out the traditional heather, bilberry and cowberry.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The Mangalitsa-cross pigs will help manage bracken on Brownsea Island, Dorset, to allow a greater diversity of plants and wildlife.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
"It hasn't been able to adapt its life cycle away from this need from a certain temperature on the ground. The cutting of the bracken is essential."
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
It also has unusual habitats like ffridd, a Welsh term for a type of upland ecosystem common in Wales, that is made up of a combination of habitats including bog, acid grassland, and bracken.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
I could smell the bracken in the woods, the wet moss, and the dead azalea petals.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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The Hobbit
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Tolkien Reading Day, List 6
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"Birches" by Robert Frost
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