fire scars

..... the rectangles on the hill are where they burn the heather ...it apparently creates good shooting grounds for the lucrative grouse shooting season. They're highlighted when we get a little bit of snow.

 

They call the start of the grouse shooting season, 'The Glorious Twelfth' because it begins on the 12th August. Not much glorious about it if you happen to be a grouse!

 

 

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