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"Moors for the future"
Repairing the moors
Bleaklow 28th Jan 2009
Devil's Matches Lichen (Cladonia floerkeana) amongst heather and bilberry
Cloud Berry
Flowering Cowberry
Vast areas of bare peat to be seeded
Peat washing down from upper moorland
Cotton Grass
Crow Berry
Sunset Black Hill 6.20pm 22-03-06
Jean doing likewise
John taking the opportunity to pose
Bags of heather brash waiting to be spread
The Squirrel Helicoptor
Terry & John waiting for the next drop
Next drop on it's way
Back to lifting site for more bags
Directing the drop
Empty bags for removal
Preparing for take off
Alan & Terry prepare for action
Waiting for the weather to clear
Removing strops from the bags. Note nursery grass growing
Geojute-textiles in place to hold the peat
Heather brash spread over nursery grass. This gives the heather seed a chance, to take hold
Detaching the lifting bags
Helping out Wednesday 22nd March 06
You bet I'm coming down
Not the air lifting device we were expecting. We did manage to speak to the guy
Our lifting machine arrives
Preparing heather brash for lift off
Spreading hoppers to be filled
Returning for refill
Spreading on Black Hill
We've been spotted
Jane waiting for helicopter. Note bare peat
What a din let's get the
Dry parched Moorland 6th May
Moorland Frog in Bilberry
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