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unusual facts about Lowland heath


Lowland heath

By contrast, upland heath, which is above 300 metres in altitude, is called Moorland, Dartmoor being an example.


Cleaver Heath Nature Reserve

Heswall Dales is regarded as the second best example (after Thurstaston Common) of lowland heath in Merseyside, hosting localised species including Western Gorse Ulex gallii, Many-stalked Spike Rush Eleocharis multicaulis and Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis.


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