The Great Heath Count
Come along and help us to count more than 100 species of wildlife during the day.
©Andrew Parkinson/2020VISION
Come along and help us to count more than 100 species of wildlife during the day.
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An area of lowland heath
The heath bumblebee is not only found on heathland, but also in gardens and parks. It nests in small colonies of less than 100 workers in all kinds of spots, such as old birds' nests, mossy…
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A designated National Nature Reserve, Thetford Heath is an excellent example of the vast grassland heath that once covered the Brecklands.
Street Heath, just two miles from Glastonbury, is a combination of carr woodland and acidic mire with wet and dry heath. The great diversity of vegetation on the reserve is good for insect life…
The small heath is the smallest of our brown butterflies and has a fluttering flight. It favours heathlands, as its name suggests, as well as other sunny habitats.
The rare heath fritillary was on the brink of extinction in the 1970s, but conservation action turned its fortunes around. It is still confined to a small number of sites in the south of England,…
Whitacre Heath is a great place to explore different habitats, from open water through to marsh and the wet woodland, which supports a variety of wildlife.