2012
SK2877 : Bags of removed heather
taken 11 years ago, near to Owler Bar, Derbyshire, England
Bags of removed heather
In the autumn of 2012 a huge amount of heather was removed from this moorland in bags. I'm guessing that heather burning is no longer the preferred option. I wonder if the heather was later burned in Sheffield's clean-burning refuse disposal plant which generates electricity and supplies hot water to local buildings. The Eastern Moors Partnership is in control and explain their management objectives here;
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