This is a story of loss, expectation, and change – with an important and thought-provoking environmental message – grouse shooting versus the environment.
Joe has always loved the moorlands above his home: the wildness, the freedom, the peace. But since his father died, everything has changed, and the moors are no longer a place of refuge. Joe struggles with his feelings about wanting to protect the environment when his upbringing has been about the traditional ways.
Now the whole community is divided over the fate of the hen harriers that nest up there in the heather – and Joe is stuck right in the middle, with a choice to make, and a huge secret to keep. Joe can't do what's right for everyone. But can he find the strength to fight for what he really believes in?
