- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Grouse moor management including muir burn funded by private individuals is unquestionably an ecological success. Then one only has to look at the total ar5e made of moor management by Yorkshire Water when they followed the advice of men with degrees who have never visited a moor, never asked the former custodians how to do it and have all the gear and no idea.
Heather burning on 20x80 yard strips creates a patchwork of habitats from open recovering areas, young tender heather full of invertebrates and older heather for shelter. Wildlife only has to move a few yards to avoid the fire. When ar5eholes take over the reins, ban burning by keeper and shepherd alike and allow the fuel load to accumulate the fires wipe out thousands of acres and all the life therein. And...it burns bloody hot and takes the peat below with it releasing god knows how much carbon.
Money doesn't make money on a grouse moor, very few are profitable, they are a money pit owned by men with a passion for wild birds and wild places. The money is made by the locals offering accommodation, pubs and gifts to appease those left behind.
Heather burning on 20x80 yard strips creates a patchwork of habitats from open recovering areas, young tender heather full of invertebrates and older heather for shelter. Wildlife only has to move a few yards to avoid the fire. When ar5eholes take over the reins, ban burning by keeper and shepherd alike and allow the fuel load to accumulate the fires wipe out thousands of acres and all the life therein. And...it burns bloody hot and takes the peat below with it releasing god knows how much carbon.
Money doesn't make money on a grouse moor, very few are profitable, they are a money pit owned by men with a passion for wild birds and wild places. The money is made by the locals offering accommodation, pubs and gifts to appease those left behind.