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Space4Nature said it had also restored more than 60 hectares of pollinator habitat at 22 sites across Surrey, including wildflower meadows, heathlands, wetlands and hedgerows.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

"In heathlands like this one, native mosses have gone locally extinct or reduced significantly in their populations," he says.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Typically contaminants such as lead and arsenic are more concentrated in the heathlands further up the mountains.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2024

It comprises diverse natural habitats, like riparian forests, standing- and flowing waters, open and semi-open inland dunes, and heathlands, and is surrounded by diverse landscapes of forests, rivers, and wetlands.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2024

Lord of woods, of earth the master, Fairest creature of the heathlands; Mielikki, the forest's mistress, Loveliest of the game-dispensers!

From Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes by Kirby, W. F. (William Forsell)