Hill Markings West Linton?

[scottpix]

Having a wee wander on Google earth and found these markings down by west Linton and Dunsyre, could it be forestry workings, be interested in your thoughts folks.

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[scottpix]

Anyone, 95 views but no response.

 

[Toddy]

Controlled burnings for grouse perhaps ?

Look like this…..

http://markavery.info/2014/10/01/important-study-impacts-moorland-burning-river-catchments/

 

[Leshy]

Interesting stuff,
I think Toddy got it spot on there...


(... cool link there Toddy!)

 

[beezer]

that will be for tarquin's so they can hunt some highly dangerous herbivores whilst comply smashed.

 

[Muncus]

It will be were the heather has been flailed, like Toddy said it is to encourage new grow for grouse.

It would seem the gamekeeper was feeling creative when they did that.

They flail when they have been denied permissions to burn by Natural England. From what I have seen it seems to encourage less of a monoculture than burning as the layers beneath the heather survive.
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[Toddy]

Now that makes sense it explains the regularity of the stripes. Even carefully controlled burnings, with lots of folks at hand to beat it out, end up kind of 'organic' shaped.

M

 

[dewi]

It obviously aliens... no other explanation for it... its the hillside version of crop circles.

 

[scottpix]

Thanks for the replys folks, I think that clears that up.

Scott

 

[Eildon]

Yep 100% flail and muirburn thats north slipperfield and baddingsgill moors