Out & About …

… on the North York Moors, or wherever I happen to be.

Yorkshire Fog

A couple of months ago, in the summer, I heard an assessor telling theĀ Duke of Edinburgh group I was supervising that the grass that which grows inĀ profusionĀ on disturbed or burnt areasĀ on the moors is called ‘Yorkshire Haze’. An interesting snippet of a local plant nameĀ I thought and locked it away in my grey cells.

I was reminded of the name today when crossing Pinchinthorp Moor above Hanging Stone. About two years agoĀ the forestryĀ plantation here was clear felled leaving itĀ looking likeĀ Tunguska. Grass is for now the dominant plant with here and there a sprig of heather. Back home I searched for the Latin name, Holcus lanatus, with aĀ common name of ‘Yorkshire Fog’. That must be it.

I have to admit though I’m not totally confident. There are a lot ofĀ grasses and they all look similar.


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