moorlands
Windswept peat terrain
Moorlands are expanses of open, uncultivated upland terrain, typically covered with heather, coarse grasses, and peat bogs.
The term evokes the rugged landscapes of Britain—Yorkshire, Scotland, the setting of *Wuthering Heights*.
Moorlands are often windswept and treeless, too wet or acidic for farming: We hiked across the moorlands in the mist.
Open land with shrubs
- heatherMoorland flowering shrub
- uplandElevated land area
- plateauFlat highland area
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
outcrop · crags · boulders · terrain · topography · hills · valleys · dales
Acidic peat wetland
- peatWaterlogged decomposed vegetation
- sphagnumAbsorbent bog moss
- mossSpore-bearing ground cover
- fenLow marshy ground
mire · quagmire · turf · waterlogged · acidic · carbon · decomposition · wetland
heath
Open land with shrubs
escarpment · outcrop · crags · boulders · terrain · topography · hills · valleys · dales · tors
bog
Acidic peat wetland
fen · mire · quagmire · turf · waterlogged · acidic · carbon · decomposition · wetland · pools
desolate
Bleak and abandoned
exposed · bleak · stark · lonely · silence · stillness · mist · fog · brooding · haunting
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
- floraPlants of a region
fauna · conservation · grouse · curlew · lapwing · merlin · adders · lizards · nesting · breeding
- European LandformsAlps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, Danube, Rhine
- habitatsforest, ocean, lake, river, pond
- Celtic natureheather, thistle, bog, peat, loch
- Welsh natureSnowdonia, red kites, red kite, puffins, grey seals
- Central KenyaMount Kenya, tea plantations, coffee farms, dairy farming, dairy farms
- floraleaves, petals, stems, buds, branches
moorlandsforests
Densely treed land areas
woodlands · tropical forest · dense forest · jungle · rainforest
moorlandsfarmland
Agricultural terrain
arable land · cropland · pasturelands · fertile plains · agricultural land
moorlandsmeadows
Grassland for grazing
fertile plains · farmland · pastureland · grasslands · prairies