heather

Images show areas of rough covered in heather, with the course perched on the beach, yards from the North Sea.

There is one spot he likes near Muggleswick where he can lie on his back among the heather and watch the red kites soar above him.

Muirburn is the burning of vegetation to encourage new heather growth for grouse and other animals to feed on.

If you are growing acid-loving plants like blueberries, heathers, hollies and rhododendrons, they will not appreciate the addition of wood ash.

Up in the hills in the heather he discovers a square where his ancestors would have cut peat for their fires.