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Purple Heather, Brown Truth

The ling, or common heather, has reached its peak bloom just days before the start of the grouse shooting season — the annual spectacle in which profit and sport take precedence over the land itself. This year, the display is patchy. Whole swathes have turned a brittle reddish-brown, appearing dead but ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/2025/08/09/purple-heather-brown-truth/

#NewtonMoor #NorthYorkMoors #CallunaVulgaris #GrouseMoorManagement #Ling #NationalTrust

And so the Ling season begins

It's that Ling season. Suddenly, in spite of the damp weather over the last week, the heather blooms have emerged, although they haven't reached their fullest splendour just yet. Expect more photos of the purple haze to come in the month ahead.

Heather, in a wholly natural habitat, gives off a modest display compared to the flamboy ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/?p=32783

#GreatAytonMoor #NorthYorkMoors #RoseberryTopping #CallunaVulgaris #Fraoch #heather

I love close-ups. #callunavulgaris #commonheather #plants

Some #blomsterGlede (#floral happiness) to start or finish your day with. 💚

https://mastodon.social/media/uriJ0wRdwomNmryH_Mk

#plants #flora #DailyPhoto #gardening #Calluna #CallunaVulgaris