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 An area burnt the previous day.
 Before any burn, the selected patch is topped off to provide a fire break, thus containing the fire.
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 The fires are quick and over in no time.
 Old woody heather is not only a huge fire risk, little wildlife benefits from the few flowers it produces.
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 If a burn does jump a firebreak, the gamekeepers are quickly on it to prevent any dangerous spread.
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 All areas burnt are meticulously logged.
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 The burns only take the old heather out and do not penetrate deep. Here the peat can clearly be seen to retain it’s moisture directly after the burn.
 A kestrel hovers in the distance. Moorland gamekeepers have recently come under heavy criticism from certain quarters. However it is utterly unfair to tarnish all with the same brush, as time spent on these moors clearly demonstrates a rich diversit
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 The gamekeeper checks all the areas burnt that day are free of any lingering fires.
 1 day after a burn, and the old woody heather has already become covered in spider webs.
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