The barren looking moorland is very dry on the top but if you feel below the surface of the Sphagnum Moss there is still a lot of moisture at that lower level. There are lots of birds on the moor, Chaffinches, Wheatear, Curlew, Swallows and many others.
Uploaded to Geograph by Malcolm Neal on 1 May 2017
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