New arrivals at Wealden Heaths
Woodlark, nightjar, and Dartford warbler chicks have hatched at Wealden Heaths. Follow our easy tips to help protect these vulnerable birds.
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Watch out for ground-nesting birds at Wealden Heaths
As the woodlark, nightjar, and Dartford warbler enter their breeding season, follow our easy tips to help protect these vulnerable birds during visits to Wealden Heaths.
Summer heaths
This week is National Heath Week, celebrating this fascinating habitat and the wildlife that calls them home. In summer there are so many of wildlife delights to look and listen for, we cover a…
Chalk reefs
A chalk reef is a natural seabed made from chalk that rises above the surrounding seafloor.
Cross-leaved heath
Cross-leaved heath is a type of heather that likes bogs, heathland and moorland. It has distinctive pink, bell-shaped flowers that attract all kinds of nectar-loving insects.
Small heath
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.
Heath bumblebee
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…
Save our Chalk Streams
We need to save our chalk streams. England’s rarest and richest chalk streams should be gin-clear and sparkling with vitality. Instead, they are becoming clogged and choked by toxic chemicals, fertilisers and sewage. Drought and overconsumption are draining the life out of the rivers, with devastating consequences for the wildlife and people that rely on them.
Healthy rivers are vital for our water supply, our food security and our ability to withstand a changing climate. We can't allow the abuse of these vital life support systems to continue!
Healthy rivers are vital for our water supply, our food security and our ability to withstand a changing climate. We can't allow the abuse of these vital life support systems to continue!
Large heath
This bog-loving butterfly is mostly found in the north of the UK, where it takes to the wing in summer.
Lowland heath
Heathlands form some of the wildest landscapes in the lowlands, where agriculture and development jostle for space, containing and limiting natural processes. Once considered as waste land of…
Heather
Heather is also called 'ling'. Look for it on our heaths, moors and bogs, where its delicate, loosely arranged pink flowers attract all kinds of nectar-loving insects.
Hook Common and Bartley Heath
Wander through the heather, purple moor grass and secluded glades and discover the ancient wood pasture that’s bursting with wildlife.