bracken
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It has been doing that through grazing cattle, which eat the vegetation, while in other areas land managers have used machines to cut and mulch the grass, gorse, bracken and heather.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 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
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
"The landscape has changed dramatically because the cows have been here for about three seasons and you notice there's very little bracken and there are bluebells coming up."
From BBC ● May 18, 2025
Eilonwy clung to Taran’s waist as the steed galloped straight across the bracken, toward the vanguard of the Horned King.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing bracken
The Hobbit
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Tolkien Reading Day, List 6
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"Birches" by Robert Frost
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