Search Natural Areas Foreword Natural Areas & Their Role Natural Area Boundaries Marine Natural Areas Dorset Heaths Introduction Key nature conservation features of National Significance Earth heritage Fens Lowland dry acid grassland Lowland heathland Rivers and streams Key nature conservation features of Local Significance Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh Coniferous woodland Lowland meadows Lowland mixed deciduous woodland Purple moor-grass and rush pastures Reedbeds Standing open water and canals

Dorset Heaths   Habitat: Lowland heathland (of national significance)   Characterised by heather, dwarf gorses and cross leaved heath and generally found below 300 m altitude. Includes areas of scattered trees, scrub, bare ground, gorse, wet heath, bog and open water.     Copyright    Privacy    Freedom of information    Directgov