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Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath

…aracteristic heathland birds, including strong breeding populations of nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus, woodlark Lullula arborea and Dartford warbler Sylvia undata, all birds listed on Annexe 1 of the Birds Directive. The limited and dangerous access to much of this site means tha…

Ash to Brookwood Heaths

…racteristics heathland birds, including strong breeding populations of nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus, woodlark Lullula arborea and Dartford warbler Sylvia undata, all birds listed on Annex one of the Bird's Directive. In western Surrey, heathland was once very extensive, but ha…

Whitmoor Common

…racteristic heathland birds, including a strong breeding population of nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus, a bird listed on Annexe 1 of the Birds Directive. Heathland The drier areas of heath in the south and east are dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, with bell heather Erica cin…

Smart's and Prey Heaths

…supports characteristic heathland birds, including occasional breeding nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus, a bird listed on Annexe 1 of the Birds Directive. Heathland was once very extensive in western Surrey and nearby parts of Berkshire and Hampshire, occurring on the large tracts …

Chobham Common

…cularly rich and includes nationally important breeding populations of nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus, woodlark Lullula arborea and Dartford warbler Sylvia undata, all birds listed on Annexe 1 of the Birds Directive. Open heathland has been part of the Surrey landscape for thous…

Turners Puddle Heath

…ooth snake Coronella austriaca*. The dry heath with stands of common gorse Ulex europaeus also provides habitat for the heathland birds stonechat Saxicola rubicola and the rare Dartford warbler Sylvia undata+$. Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus$ breed on the site and wet heath and b…

Bramshott and Ludshott Commons

…garis, bell heather Erica cinerea, dwarf gorse Ulex minor and common gorse Ulex europaeus. The area is mostly on free draining soils derived from the Sandgate Beds and soils are generally podzolic. Where soil nutrient status is higher, or where intensive burning has excluded the …

Fenn's, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem and Cadney Mosses

…ccipiter nisus, curlew Numenius arquata, snipe Gallinago gallinago and nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus. Over-wintering species include short-eared owl Asio flammeus. The moss complex is also a local stronghold for the adder Vipera berus. Remarks: Wem Moss is subject to common rig…

The New Forest

… bristle bent and purple moor grass with varying amounts of heather, gorse Ulex europaeus and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. The acid to neutral grasslands are strongly influenced by the underlying geology and by grazing. The naturally infertile soils support herb rich vegetation c…

Great Haldon Heaths

…rfly Plebejus argus are present. Characteristic breeding birds include nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus and stonechat Saxicola rubicola and the site is also a well-known feeding and roosting station for birds of prey, notably hobby Falco subbuteo and hen harrier Circus cyaneus.

Breckland Forest

…SSI provide suitable breeding habitat for woodlark Lullula arborea and nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus, which occur in internationally important numbers. Breckland Forest supports five vascular plants listed on Schedule 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, perennial knawel Scler…

Sherwood Forest Golf Course

…a provides suitable breeding habitat for whinchat Saxicola rubetra and nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus, both of which are known to occur.

Exmoor Coastal Heaths

…ommon dodder Cuscuta epithymum is abundant in places. Tall bushes of gorse Ulex europaeus form large stands mainly around the edges of the heathland. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum is common, but mainly restricted to combes and the lower slopes. The coastal slopes have good example…

Povington and Grange Heaths

…ell heather Erica cinerea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. Common gorse Ulex europaeus is scattered, bracken Pteridium aquilinum is locally frequent and there are stands of self-sown Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris and maritime pine Pinus pinaster. However, the heathland over the…

Arne

…tis curtisii, dwarf gorse Ulex minor and scattered patches of common gorse Ulex europaeus. In places bracken Pteridium aquilinum dominates and there are stands of Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris, maritime pine Pinus pinaster and silver and downy birches Betula pendula and Betula pub…

Black Hill Heath

…iation with heather and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. Scrub of common gorse Ulex europaeus or downy birch Betula pubescens is also frequent in parts of the dry heath. There are stands of Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris on part of the hill top and the southern slope. With increasing …

Yarner Wood & Trendlebere Down

…n the heathland, there are breeding Dartford warbler Sylvia undata and nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus. Wintering hen harrier Circus cyaneus are occasionally seen. The breeding mammal fauna includes dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius.

Ferndown Common

…etralix and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea are locally dominant. Gorse Ulex europaeus is widespread and the site is unusual in supporting both of the species of dwarf gorse, the western Ulex gallii and the eastern Ulex minor. The locations combining these species are extremel…

Haldon Forest

…ng several rare species, a nationally important population of breeding nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus (Annex 1 Bird Directive) and rich communities of invertebrates, especially butterflies. In addition, the site incorporates two pockets of lowland heathland, a nationally-scarce a…

Kelling Heath

…ces. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum is dominant on the steep slopes and gorse Ulex europaeus is locally abundant on the northern part of the site. Young silver birch Betula pendula and Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris are thinly scattered over the entire heath. Numerous paths cross the …

Castle Bottom to Yateley and Hawley Commons

… caerulea, or acid grassland with dense bracken Pteridium aquilinum. Gorse Ulex europaeus, silver birch Betula pendula and pine Pinus sylvestris scrub form part of the mosaic. Small areas of grass heath are dominated by bristle leaved bent grass Agrostis curtisii, here near the e…

Broxhead and Kingsley Commons

…hland bird species listed in Annex 1 of the EC Birds Directive, namely nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus, woodlark Lullula arborea and Dartford warbler Sylvia undata. Other heathland species include stonechat Saxicola rubicola and tree pipit Anthus trivialis. The woodland supports b…

Town Common

…oodlark Lullula arborea §, while species of the heathland edge such as nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus§ and tree pipit Anthus trivialis also use the wooded heath. The woodlands attract a further range of breeding birds including woodcock Scolopax rusticola, green and great spotted…

Upton Heath

…heathland; Dartford warbler Sylvia undata+$, hobby Falco subbuteo+ and nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus$ breed in the area; and the site has a number of uncommon heathland invertebrates including the nationally rare heath grasshopper Chorthippus vagans and the nationally scarce sil…

Pamber Forest and Silchester Common

… EC Directive on the Conservation of Birds, wood lark Lullula arborea, nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus and Dartford warbler Sylvia undata which is here at the north western limit of its range in Britain. * Nationally rare species are equivalent to those listed in the British Red D…

West Blean and Thornden Woods

…Falco subbuteo, woodcock Scolopax rusticola, long eared owl Asio otus, nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus, tree pipit Anthus trivialis, nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos, grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia and willow tit Poecile montanus. This site also supports an important local…

Cannock Chase

…erds. The Chase as a whole has a nationally significant population of nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus and most territories are located within the Site of Special Scientific Interest. The red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris occurs in Scot's pine woodland around Brindley Heath which is o…

Sandlings Forest

… internationally important populations of woodlark Lullula arborea and nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus. The Sandlings Forest SSSI lies between Snape and Woodbridge and is comprised of the areas known as Tunstall Forest and Rendlesham Forest. The site is dominated by commercial f…

Chapel Common

…mosaic with acid grassland, areas of bracken Pteridium aquilinum and gorse Ulex europaeus scrub. The Calluna vulgaris and Festuca ovina heath is characterised by two sub communities; the Hypnum cupressiforme sub community, containing heather Calluna vulgaris either over mature or…

Canford Heath

…nt numbers. Other scarce heathland breeding birds at this site include nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus, hobby Falco subbuteo and woodlark Lullula arborea. Although wet heath and bog is limited in extent, the dragonfly fauna of Canford and Dunyeat’s Hill is typically rich and inclu…

Eastern Peak District Moors

… as tree pipit Anthus trivialis and redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus. Nightjars Caprimulgus europaeus have bred in the recent past, but their numbers have declined generally in recent years. Stands of trees on the moor also provide nest sites for other raptors. The moorlands are …

Bramshill

…of clearings and young coniferous trees which are utilised by breeding nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus, woodlark Lullula arborea and Dartford warbler Sylvia undata. The site also contains small breeding populations of hobby Falco subbuteo and little ringed plover Charadrius dubius…

Woolmer Forest

…heathland birds including nationally important breeding populations of nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus, woodlark Lullula arborea and Dartford warbler Sylvia undata. All three of these species are internationally threatened and are subject to special conservation measures within th…

North Exmoor

…only as a mosaic with grassy turf of common bent and sheep's fescue. Gorse Ulex europaeus, which forms large stands on the moorland fringes, often occurs in this heathland type. Within the area which was once the Royal Forest of Exmoor grassy mires dominated by purple moor-grass…

Broadmoor to Bagshot Woods and Heaths

…ree particularly vulnerable species of bird, woodlark Lullula arborea, nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus and Dartford warbler Sylvia undata. The site also has a small breeding population of hobby Falco subbuteo. Forestry management of the coniferous woodland, which includes rotation…

Goonhilly Downs

…st species-rich of the heathland types and is typically dominated by gorse Ulex europaeus, western gorse and Cornish heath with bell heather, tormentil and betony Betonica officinalis. A ‘wet heath’ community occurs in damp pockets, often around loess deposits. The community typ…

The Quantocks

…eeding bird have been recorded, grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia, nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus, raven Corvus corax and pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca being of particular interest. The extensive area of semi natural habitat provides a valuable hunting ground for a numb…

Poors Common

…and heather are found in association with dwarf gorse Ulex minor and gorse Ulex europaeus. As the soils become increasingly dry, cross leaved heath is replaced by bell heather Erica cinerea and bristle bent grass Agrostis curtisii. Bare ground within these dry areas supports a va…

Woolbeding and Pound Commons

…listed on Annex I of the EU Birds Directive; woodlark Lullula arborea, nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus and Dartford warbler Sylvia undata. Other bird species found on the Common include tree sparrow, kestrel, woodcock, redstart, stonechat and hen harrier. All four common reptile…

Bourley and Long Valley

…a restricted distribution in south east England. Scrub, dominated by gorse Ulex europaeus, forms part of this habitat mosaic. Springs and ditches and valleys where drainage is impeded, support valley mire communities. Here, cross leaved heath and bog mosses Sphagnum spp., dominat…

Studland & Godlingston Heaths

… bent Agrostis curtisii, dwarf gorse Ulex minor and stands of common gorse Ulex europaeus. Near the Agglestone Rock – the largest of the ironstone boulders – bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus occurs, a scarce plant in Dorset heathland. Level ground with impeded drainage supports damp …

Cwm Glo a Glyndyrys

…number of bird species are found at Cwm Glo a Glyndyrys and, including nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus, cuckoo Cuculus canorus, tree pipit Anthus trivialis, whinchat Saxicola rubetra, wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix and redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus. great crested newts Tr…

Thursley, Hankley & Frensham Commons

…and forms dense belts in places; this scrub is almost exclusively of gorse Ulex europaeus. Western gorse Ulex gallii has its only known Surrey locality on Thursley Common. Scrub associated with some of the open grasslands is more diverse and consists of hawthorn Crataegus monogyn…

Mid Cornwall Moors

…ts support a range of breeding birds including cuckoo Cuculus canorus, nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus, tree pipit Anthus trivialis, stonechat Saxicola rubicola, Dartford warbler Sylvia undata and grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia. Fens including habitats often referred to as …

Hurn Common

…erea and the typical dwarf gorse of East Dorset, Ulex minor. Common gorse Ulex europaeus is present in dense and scattered stands and rather large areas of the drier heath have been invaded by pines Pinus spp. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum often with birch Betula spp also is local…

St Leonards and St Ives Heaths

…icant breeding populations of the rare Dartford warbler Sylvia undata, nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus and woodlark Lullula arborea; its contribution as part of the Dorset heathlands towards supporting significant wintering populations of hen harrier Circus cyaneus and merlin Falc…

Winfrith Heath

…) occur. The heathland birds Dartford warbler Sylvia undata (1, 3) and nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus (1) are both present in numbers that make a significant contribution to the internationally important populations of these birds on Dorset heathlands. the site forms part of a br…

Ambersham Common

…t process is largely the result of tree and scrub invasion. Bracken, gorse Ulex europaeus and birch scrub Betula species are widespread and self sown Scot’s pine Pinus sylvestris and Norway spruce Picea abies are found both as scattered trees and forming dense stands above the he…

Fenn's, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem & Cadney Mosses

…ccipiter nisus, curlew Numenius arquata, snipe Gallinago gallinago and nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus. Over wintering species include short eared owl Asio flammeus. The moss complex is also a local stronghold for the adder Vipera berus.

Little Haldon Heaths

…characteristically associated with heathlands and breeding on site are nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus and stonechat Saxicola rubicola. Reptiles present include adder Vipera berus and common lizard Lacerta agilis.

East Devon Pebblebed Heaths

…m revolvens. Over 70 breeding bird species have been recorded notably nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus, hobby Accipiter nisus and in most years Dartford warbler Sylvia undata. Among the 21 breeding dragonfly species are the small red damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum, southern damself…

Cranborne Common

…unusual on the eastern Dorset heaths. In both areas stands of common gorse Ulex europaeus and bracken Pteridium aquilinum occur. The dry heath grades into wet heath where cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, purple moor grass Molinia caerule and the bog mosses Sphagnum compactum an…

Dunster Park and Heathlands

…bent, heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, european gorse Ulex europaeus and bracken Pteridium aquilinum are the main constituents of this habitat. On the highest part of the site the heathland becomes more like that normally associated with upland areas, with mo…

Hare's Down, Knowstone & Rackenford Moors

… developed; there are small areas of bracken Pteridium aquilinum and gorse Ulex europaeus. Draining down the slopes to the River Sturcombe and a number of smaller streams which cross the site, are a number of flushes dominated by purple moor-grass with soft-rush Juncus effusus a…

Chudleigh Knighton Heath

…characterised by an abundance of western gorse Ulex gallii, European gorse Ulex europaeus, heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. Plants such as lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, tormentil Potent…

Merthen Wood

…ts support a range of breeding birds including cuckoo Cuculus canorus, nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus, tree pipit Anthus trivialis, stonechat Saxicola rubicola, Dartford warbler Sylvia undata and grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia. Fens (including habitats often referred to a…

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