10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GROUSE MOOR»
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grouse moor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
grouse moor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Round the Seasons on a
Grouse Moor and
Grouse Shooting - ...
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Mammals in north-east Highlands:
Starting in the late 1980s and spreading widely since the late 1990s, many
grouse- moor estates in Scotland have been reducing the numbers of mountain
hares greatly, in an attempt to increase stocks of red grouse for shooting. Hares
are ...
GROUSE MOOR Land managed primarily for red grouse shooting is an
extensive and important anthropogenic habitat that is found throughout much of
northern England and Scotland. These moors cover around 1-1.5 million ha of
upland ...
Alan F. Fielding, Paul F. Haworth, 2002
The pump or auto is ostracized, and the mere sight of one on a grouse moor
would send many traditionalists into a paroxysm of rage. Vitriolic letters would be
dispatched to The Field and The Times, and in the crusted enclaves of
gentlemen's ...
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
You admit then that the previous evidence that you gave is incorrect, and that a
deer forest is assessed upon its value as a sheep walk, but that a grouse moor is
not ? — I meant and said a grouse moor. 8171. Chairman.] But a grouse moor ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1869
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A Nature Conservation Review: The Selection of Biological ...
The grouse-moor management has maintained a cover predominantly of dwarf-
shrub heath up to 610 m, with extensive dry-to-moist Callunetum and rather less
Vaccinetum, whereas the heavier stocking of sheep on the other sector has ...
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Drivers of Environmental Change in Uplands
Table 11.3 Summary of the likely impacts of grouse moor management on upland
bird density, breeding success or population change. Symbols describe the
shape of the relationships as follows: ↑ – positive correlation; ↓ – negative ...
Aletta Bonn, Tim Allott, Klaus Hubacek, 2009
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Bird Life of Mountain and Upland
Fig. 27. Moorlands of Roan Fell and Tarras Water, Dumfriesshire. Wetter type of
grouse moor with mixed cotton grass and heather on peaty ground. Heavy
stocking with sheep is causing loss of heather to grassland on the slopes behind.
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Managing Scotland's Environment
Running a grouse moor brings pleasure and prestige to owners (and to their
family and friends) and enhances the capital value of the estate (Section 3.2.1),
but it is usually a loss-making enterprise. Grouse moors operate at an average ...
On the grouse moor, faces quickly turn from sow's belly pink to a shade of turkey-
cock red. You reach your allotted grouse butt, and you're grateful for the rest. A
grouse butt is a small, roughly semicircular structure, about three feet high or so,
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GROUSE MOOR»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
grouse moor is used in the context of the following news items.
Why the EU's increasing failure to protect nature means I may vote no
It's a form of madness which afflicts everyone from grouse moor owners to conservationist groups, and it reflects an astonishing loss of ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Unfair game: why are Britain's birds of prey being killed?
Eventually Benyon, a millionaire landowner in his own right, with an 8,000-acre grouse moor in Scotland and a pheasant shoot in Berkshire, ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
Gamekeepers unite for bird of prey watch
Head gamekeeper on the Invermark estate, Garry MacLennen, said: "We actively manage the estate's deer forest and grouse moor for sporting ... «The Scottish Farmer, Jul 15»
Peatlands burn as gamekeepers create landscape fit for grouse …
This is an attractive prospect for the new wave of grouse moor owners bringing market forces to the once fusty world of shooting. In the past ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May in Top Gear - the …
The boys, in dinner suits, were reunited on a grouse moor in Yorkshire and challenged to drive to a local function on sustainability without using ... «Blackmore Vale Magazine, Jun 15»
The lairds' prayer
There isn't a spare inch of grouse moor to be found,” wrote Money-Coutts, summing up the fears of the “tufty dukes” and “Scottish toffs,” while ... «The Sunday Times, Jun 15»
The Lion Inn, N Yorks, pub review
Blakey Ridge is a bleak grouse moor with breathtaking views over Rosedale and Farndale in the heart of the North York Moors National Park. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
No need to cry wolf over its reintroduction to Britain
Truss and her team have proved they are more likely to listen to grouse moor owners, pheasant shooting estates and even fox hunts than to any really ... «Morning Star Online, Jun 15»
Death of the naturalist: why is the “new nature writing” so tame?
As a consequence of management that aims to create the maximum possible grouse bag and therefore raise the most money, grouse moor ... «New Statesman, Jun 15»
Fight or flight: Why is the hen harrier facing 'extinction by persecution …
The ban came after ex-cricketer and keen grouse moor shooter Sir Ian Botham, who is engaged in a long-running battle with the RSPB as ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
