Red grouse by sheep. Conservation measures taken on foot of the judgment have seen the population in the area double from 400 to 800. The red grouse is considered a game bird and is shot in large numbers during the shooting season which traditionally starts on August 12, known as the Glorious Twelfth. There is a keen competition among some London restaurants to serve freshly killed grouse on August 12, with the birds being flown from the moors and cooked within hours. Shooting can take the form of 'walked up' (where shooters walk across the moor to flush grouse and take a
Winter of 1985–86 in Great Britain and Ireland Winter of 1985–86 in Great Britain and Ireland The Winter of 1985–86 in Great Britain and Ireland contained two periods of notably cold weather. November 1985 brought an early start to winter with the month being the coldest in the Central England region since 1925, with an average temperature of . However, December was milder than average and January close to average before February became the coldest month of any kind since January 1963 with an average temperature of . March and April were also below average, especially April which was the coldest since 1922 with an average temperature of