Peak District Word Search
This Peak District word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — its landforms, its wildlife, and the habitats inside it. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: GRITSTONE, MOORLAND, LIMESTONE, SANDSTONE, DERWENT, DOVE, MANIFOLD, LADYBOWER, HEATHLAND, WOODLAND, HEATHER, BILBERRY.
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Peak District word list, defined
- GRITSTONE /ˈɡrɪtstəʊn/ · noun
- A type of sandstone that is coarse-grained and often contains quartz or feldspar, commonly used as a building material in the UK. Related: sandstone, quartzite, feldspar, granite.
- MOORLAND /mɔːrlænd/ · noun
- A region of open, uncultivated land, typically in a high latitude, with heather and other low-growing vegetation. Moorland is often found in areas where the soil is poor and the climate is cool and wet. Related: heath, tundra, prairie, steppe.
- LIMESTONE /ˈlaɪmˌstoʊn/ · noun
- A type of sedimentary rock that is composed mainly of calcium carbonate, often used as a building material. Related: marble, sandstone, granite, slate.
- SANDSTONE /sændstoʊn/ · noun
- A type of sedimentary rock formed from sand-sized grains of minerals and rock fragments, often used as a building material. Related: limestone, granite, marble, conglomerate.
- DOVE /dʌv/ · noun
- A stocky bird of the pigeon family (Columbidae), typically smaller than a pigeon, often symbolizing peace and gentleness; also used for the bird generally regardless of size. Related: pigeon, ringdove, turtledove.
- MANIFOLD /ˈmænɪfɔːld/ · noun, verb
- A manifold is a geometric object that has multiple dimensions or components. It can also refer to a device that increases the pressure of a fluid, such as a manifold in a car engine. Related: multiple, various, diverse, complex.
- HEATHLAND /hɛθlænd/ · noun
- A region of open land dominated by heath plants, typically heather and gorse. Heathland is often found in areas with acidic soils and poor drainage. Related: moorland, heath, bog, marsh.
- WOODLAND /ˈwʊdlənd/ · noun
- A region of land covered with trees and underbrush, typically with a more or less closed canopy of branches overhead. A wooded area, especially one that is managed for timber or recreation. Related: forest, wood, grove, thicket.
- HEATHER /ˈheɪ.ðər/ · noun
- A low-growing, flowering plant with purple or white flowers, often found in heathland or moorland. Related: bramble, gorse, heath, ling.
- BILBERRY /ˈbɪl.bər.i/ · noun
- A small edible dark-blue berry with a bloom, produced by a low-growing Eurasian shrub (Vaccinium myrtillus) of the heath family; also the shrub itself. The word is chiefly British — the same or similar fruits are called blueberries or huckleberries in North America. Related: whortleberry, huckleberry, blueberry, blaeberry.
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