Controlled burning, also known as Prescribed burning, Muirburn or Heather burning, has long been used as a method of managing the heather moorlands of the U.K. Every year, from the 1st of October to the 15th of April in upland areas and from the 1st of November to the 31st of March in other areas,Continue reading “The Controversial practice of Controlled Burning”
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The Emperor of the moors, Saturnia pavonia
The Emperor moth The Emperor moth, Saturnia pavonia is one of the most spectacular insects you could hope to see in the British isles and the only member of the Saturniidae family to be found here. The large ‘eyes’ on its wings give this moth its scientific name; ‘pavon’, which is Latin for Peacock, andContinue reading “The Emperor of the moors, Saturnia pavonia”
Northwest Nature and History 