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Guidance Heathland and fens - Environmental Data Compendium
The area of wet heathland is much smaller than that of dry heathland. The heathland fens are at risk from the effects of water draw-down and ... declined most are those of the open heathland, such as the wheatear. The characteristic butterflies of wet and dry heathland and raised bog are also declining. Heathland reptiles are faring better: the common viper ...
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The HCT's Nature Reserves
Nature Reserves The HCT is one of the UK’s leading managers of lowland dry heathland and owns, leases or formally manages over 80 reserves covering, in total, over 1400 ha ... , Sussex and Hampshire contrast noticeably in that there are comparatively few urban pressures threatening the heathland and its wildlife, and as such the problems of arson, fly-tipping, vehicular damage etc ...
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Amphibian and Reptile habitat
These habits are briefly detailed below together with some notes about other habitats. Lowland dry heathland - Britain's most important reptile habitat The heathlands of southern England are some ... - lowland dry heathland. Mature open heathland provides exactly the right mix of warmth, cover and abundant food supply as well as the dry conditions for hibernation that these animals need. Heathland is ...
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Intro to the New Forest cSAC
LIFE Projects The New Forest cSAC comprises extensive wet and dry heaths with rich valley mires and associated wet and dry grasslands, ancient pasture and enclosed woodlands, a network of ... . Direct impacts, resulting from such high recreational usage, are localised in riverine woodlands and dry heathland, which are prone to erosion and in wetlands, where general disturbance affects the habitat’ ...
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Naturenet: Hampshire
Hants GU17 7BB (01252) 874346 Local Nature Reserve, Site of Special Scientific Interest Dry heathland, woodland Catherington Down Nature Reserve - 01962 846034 Site of Special Scientific ... Hants GU17 7BB (01252) 874346 National Nature Reserve, Site of Special Scientific Interest Dry heathland Chilling, nr Titchfield - 01329 662145 - Coastal farmland, woodland, cliffs Cheesefoot Head Mottisfont ...
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Guidance Heathland and fens: water draw down and acidification - Environmental Data Compendium
Schaminée et al. (2001) assume that in 1930-1950 about 10% of the heathland was wet, compared with about 6% in 1990-2000. Wet heathland ...
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Guidance Heathland and fens: encroachment of grasses and trees - Environmental Data Compendium
Heathland and fens: encroachment of grasses and trees Index section Heathland and fens: encroachment of grasses and trees Heathland: the encroachment of grasses Breeding birds: grass and trees are encroaching in heathland Butterflies: heathland ... the open heathland, such as the wheatear. The characteristic butterflies of wet and dry heathland and raised bog are also declining. Heathland reptiles are ...
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Biodiversity Conservation in Britain: Science Replacing Tradition
British natural habitats, and many are much more polluted than would ever be tolerated on dry land. There are encouraging signs (in the Marine Nature Conservation Review, and Anon. 1994) ... 1991) are general ecological phenomena. We already know that small heathlands do not support true heathland communities, but are influenced strongly by vagrants (Webb 1989). 'Conifer monocultures are poor for ...
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A Sense of Place (Do or Die)
Much of the Stiperstones is dominated by heather with the distribution of other heathland species dependent upon altitude and aspect. The western valleys are comparatively dry and sunny, south ... up and manage extensive parcels of land and restore them to heathland. We may be more used to thinking about heathland as a lowland habitat, like the fictitious Egdon Heath of ...
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Lowland Heathland
Newsletter Woodland Annex I Habitats Lowland Heathland Lowland heathland is a broad term that refers to a range of wet, humid and dry habitats, characterised by dwarf shrubs such ... lowland heathland. Improve management of all existing lowland heathland currently in unfavourable condition. Encourage the re-establishment by 2005 of a further 6,000 ha of heathland. The Lowland Heathland ...
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