Pretty in purple: Heather blooms across moorland

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Gavin Garner took this photo of the Danby Beacon in the North York Moors National Park. The beacon was built in 1937 and was part of a long-range early warning system
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BBC WeatherWatcher Zoe captured this photo of the landscape in Rylstone near Craven as the heather breaks through
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Pauline Taylor captured the lush heather looking towards the North Yorkshire town of Whitby
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Surprise View in the Peak District near Sheffield was a carpet of purple heather as captured by The Keen Explorer on Instagram

24 August 2022

Acres of bright, purple heather has begun to show off its colour on moorland across Yorkshire.

The plant dominates in some rural landscapes around the county and can be seen from miles around.

The moorland usually blazes into colour annually in August and as well as a treat for the eyes is home to large numbers of wildlife.

The hills and moorland around Yorkshire has taken a battering in recent months with long periods of dry weather, coupled with several years of wildfires.

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