The Habitats

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Britain contains a great diversity of wildlife habitats within it's small area, ranging from fragrant bluebells woods to upland heathland to coastal seabird islands to the tops of the highest mountains. Many have been influenced by human activity but this has created unique habitats in itself, like hedgerows, sheep grazed chalk downlands, cattle grazed heathland and even the biggest cities have pockets of wilderness hidden within them.

Woodlands

Woodland habitats are dominated by trees and are very diverse.

Heathlands

Heathland habitat are dominated by dwarf-shrubs such as heathers, Billberry and Crowberry.

Scrub

Scrub habitats are dominated by scrub scrub species.

Hedgerows and bracken are also included in this category

Grasslands

Grassland habitat are dominated by grasses and herbs.

Grassland can form an open landscape or be an enclosed field. Most of these would eventually revert to woodland without management.

Coastal

Coastal Habitats are found at the interface between land and sea and can hold a range of important and unique habitats. The coastline is hugely variable and has can change with the tide.

Wetlands

Wetlands are greatly valued for the richness and their diverse ranges which hold water for most of the year. Most are peat-forming which accumulates where conditions are too waterlogged for vegetation to decompose fully, which builds up layers of organic matter.