DARK STUFF: STORIES FROM THE PEATLANDS

People living on the edge or in the midst of moorland utilise its resources and draw upon it to provide shape and meaning for their lives, and have done so for centuries. Donald S. Murray explores moorland in all its different guises and roles, considering its scientific, aesthetic and preservative qualities, reflecting on how humans have represented it in literature, art and folk tales, revealing its industrial heritage and how we still use and abuse it today, and examining the politics of ownership from Scotland to Europe to Australia.