habitats Discover more about the UK's natural habitats from the mountains to the coast Grey seal by Alexander Mustard/2020VISION Bogs Bogs are extremely wet places, and can also be known as mires, marshes or swamps. The soil in these areas is very dark and known as peat… Caves Caves are naturally occurring hollows in the ground and are usually large enough for a person to enter. They are made by a process known… Woodland Woodlands are areas of land covered with trees, which can be home to many different plants, grasses, and form the habitats for a variety… Towns and gardens Built up areas and gardens might seem unlikely places for finding wildlife. But maybe surprisingly they can provide homes for some of… Heathland Heathland is one of our most threatened wildlife habitats: they are wide, open spaces where gorse, bracken, heathers and grasses grow,… Freshwater and wet places Our wetlands range from small ponds and tiny streams to lengthy rivers like the Severn and huge wetlands like the Somerset Levels, East… Mountains The craggy, rock faces of our mountain peaks are some of the wildest and most spectacular landscapes in the UK. Moving from the peak,… Grassland Grassland is an ancient habitat. 12,000 years ago, moss and weedy plants grew on bare ground. Marine This is an amazing and little known world with corals, seahorses, whales, dolphins, seals and sharks!
Bogs Bogs are extremely wet places, and can also be known as mires, marshes or swamps. The soil in these areas is very dark and known as peat…
Caves Caves are naturally occurring hollows in the ground and are usually large enough for a person to enter. They are made by a process known…
Woodland Woodlands are areas of land covered with trees, which can be home to many different plants, grasses, and form the habitats for a variety…
Towns and gardens Built up areas and gardens might seem unlikely places for finding wildlife. But maybe surprisingly they can provide homes for some of…
Heathland Heathland is one of our most threatened wildlife habitats: they are wide, open spaces where gorse, bracken, heathers and grasses grow,…
Freshwater and wet places Our wetlands range from small ponds and tiny streams to lengthy rivers like the Severn and huge wetlands like the Somerset Levels, East…
Mountains The craggy, rock faces of our mountain peaks are some of the wildest and most spectacular landscapes in the UK. Moving from the peak,…
Grassland Grassland is an ancient habitat. 12,000 years ago, moss and weedy plants grew on bare ground.
Marine This is an amazing and little known world with corals, seahorses, whales, dolphins, seals and sharks!
