Camouflage

There's not much that's as boring as a grouse moor. So the twigs of small shrubby birch and rowan that push up through the heather are a welcome addition bringing some variety. Though it has to be said that those who claim (falsely)to speak for wildlife do not like these natural and wilder intrusions in the artificiality they promote. The small trees are there because for many years sheep have been off the moor and it's been allowed to go its own way.

And those twigs can take on a life of their own.