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Heathland
Heathland
occurs on nutrient poor acidic soils and is
usually dominated by dwarf shrubs such as
Heather and Bilberry. Other habitats
associated with heathland include; acid
grassland, scattered scrub, gorse and bracken.
Associated
notable species
| Birds |
Stonechat,
nightjar, woodlark, tree pipit, whinchat. |
| Reptiles |
Slow
worm, adder. |
| Dragonflies |
Black
darter. |
| Butterflies |
Green
hairstreak. |
| Moths |
Golden-rod
brindle, crinan ear, heath rustic. |
| Grasshoppers |
Mottled
grasshopper, bog bush-cricket. |
| Bees
and Wasps |
Heath
bumble-bee and more than fifteen species
of Nationally Notable solitary bees and
wasps, southern wood ant. |
| Insects |
Ten
species of Nationally Notable beetles. |
| Plants |
Hybrid
bilberry, heath dog violet, grey
hair-grass. |
Text
courtesy of the Staffordshire Biodiversity
Action Plan and Staffordshire Wildlife Trust (SWT).
The action plan can be viewed in its entirety
on the SWT website: www.wildlifetrust.org.uk/staffs/
© Staffordshire Biodiversity Action Plan (SBAP)
steering group.
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