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moorland

[moor-luhnd, -land] / ˈmʊər lənd, -ˌlænd /




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An extensive police investigation at the time involved searches of moorland and a flooded quarry.

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Ross Ewing, SLE's director of moorland, said: "Sustainable grouse moor management provides a huge boost to the economy, bringing visitors to rural areas from August to December and providing revenue which underpins rural jobs year-round."

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"The best advice is to slow down significantly to stay safe and avoid exposed moorland and coastal routes until the storm passes," he said.

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There are claims about disruption of the peat moorland where the windfarm is being built; talk of the "industrialisation" of a once-rugged landscape; and worries about how much the community will benefit economically.

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Last year, during the most intense heat wave the country has ever faced, there were 25,000 wildfires from the moorlands of greater Manchester to the gardens of east London.

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