grouse

Object

moor: A big change is the spread of trees which seed naturally on to grouse moors.

Converse of object

• shoot: The right to shoot deer, to shoot grouse?
• drive: A former line of butts exists as evidence of driven grouse shooting in the past.
• include: Peaceful secluded spot, excellent bird watching including black grouse.
• see: This morning I didn't see a single grouse.
• have: I have no grouse with those supporters who want to see a striker signed.

Adjective modifier

• Red: Red grouse is recorded from some of the heaths.
• Black: Black grouse The range of habitats on the site appears to offer suitable conditions for black grouse.
• black: The trees along the moorland edges are trimmed to allow the black grouse better access to the cover of the forest.
• red: Red grouse usually seen on heather moorland, red grouse are plump birds with reddish brown plumage.
• young: With torrential rain during May at the critical time for young grouse many broods were simply washed away completely or saw high losses.
• few: We have a few grouse; and which are considerably larger in size than upon the Grampians.

Modifies a noun

• moor: The economy in Scotland, where many grouse moors are located, is boosted by £ 17 million per year.
• shooting: Some areas of heather moorland were formerly managed for grouse shooting.
• butt: In the first simulated grouse shoot of its kind, guests shot clays from a line of eight stone grouse butts.
• shoot: Harvest on the farms, grouse shoots on the hills.
• population: In Moray, moorland has principally been managed to maintain red grouse populations for their sporting value.
• habitat: Fragmentation of black grouse habitat often leads to small populations which are unlikely to persist.

Noun used with modifier

willow: The effect of hunting on willow grouse Lagopus lagopus movements.

Present participle complement

shoot: Should there be timber cutting, or grouse shooting on a particular moor, the information will appear under this heading.