Calluna vulgaris
Ling heather
Calluna vulgaris, Ling heather. Low growing shrub, managed on moorland for Red Grouse, Lagopus lagopus, by cutting and burning. Represents an important part of the local economy. Purple flowers in late summer, colouring larges stretches of the moor.
Photograph detail
Slide 1: Calluna vulgaris, Ling heather. Flowers. Collected from Redmire Moor. July.
Slide 2: Calluna vulgaris, Ling heather in flower. Redmire Moor with a view over Wensleydale. August.
Slide 3: Calluna vulgaris, Ling heather in flower. Redmire Moor. August.
Slide 4: Calluna vulgaris, Ling heather in flower. Redmire Moor. August.
Slide 5: Calluna vulgaris, Ling heather. Patterns of heather burning. Redmire Moor. February.
Slide 6: Calluna vulgaris, Ling heather. Burnt and unburnt heather. Redmire Moor. February.
Slide 7: Calluna vulgaris, Ling heather. Regrowth from previous burning. Redmire Moor. June.