As Pete Manson once noted to himself whilst in the environs of Middletown, moorland was wild, untamed grassland, often hilly and dry. Tufty clumps of grass aggressively returned to a moorland habitat if human development ceased. (PROSE: The Burning)
Individual examples of moorland were called moors. Known English moors included:
There was also moorland in Scotland. (AUDIO: Helicon Prime)