bracken
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"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
"Traditionally bracken was used as animal bedding, but less and less people use it now they can get straw," says Richard Smith, who has been with Paul since the start, in 1993.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Phil Holden, who works for Shropshire Hills National Landscape, and volunteers with the group, said cutting back bracken and allowing wildflowers to bloom also helps the ancient site.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
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
He saw the tall poplars and willows behind the house, in the fields where he stalked badgers, the rumpled hills covered in heather and bracken that spread for miles and miles, dotted with grazing sheep.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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