Blog: Heathland

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Ben and Mike in Denmark

Heathland preservation: a pan-European priority

SWT’s GIS, Research and Monitoring Manager Ben Siggery explores the finding from international conference "A Place for the Heathlands?”, which he and Director of Research and Monitoring Mike…

Nightjar

Helping heathlands thrive

Our volunteers and reserves officers have been undertaking vital practical conservation measures on our heathland reserves - all of which is made possible by our kind donors, including those who…

Grayling butterfly

Saving the Grayling

Small, brown and unobtrusive, The Grayling is a rare butterfly that is in danger of disappearing for good.

Heather - a heathland hero

As we develop the satellite and AI-based tools that will drive the success of the Space4Nature project, our staff and volunteers are moving into a new habitat for surveying – heathlands.

A young man and woman sit amongst flowering heather, with a dog on a lead sat beside them. The woman has her hands on the dog, whilst the man looks through a pair of binoculars.

Paws for thought

The UK is a nation of both dog lovers and nature lovers, but are those two passions compatible? We spoke to some Wildlife Trust staff who balance both.

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