Tom Adamson, Gamekeeper per la Bolton Abbey Estate con un battitore che è usato per soffocare le fiamme durante la combustione di Moorland su Barden Moor nella Y
5669 x 3779 px | 48 x 32 cm | 18,9 x 12,6 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
18 marzo 2021
Altre informazioni:
Tom Adamson, Gamekeeper for the Bolton Abbey Estate with a Batter which is used to smother the flames during Moorland Burning on Barden Moor in the Yorkshire Dales. To its critics Moorland Burning is damaging to the environment, it releases millions of tonnes of greenhouse gasses, destroys habitats and increases the threat of flooding in lowland rivers. Most controversially, the vast estates in Northern England and Scotland, which charge hunters up to £23, 000 a day in the Autumn, burn patches of heather to remove cover for predators and create space for green shoots to be eaten by grouse. However the defenders of the practice argue it prevents wild fires by creating narural breaks and preserves a valued landscape that would otherwise revert to scrubland. They claim opposition is motivated by hostility to grouse shooting.
