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Discover more about the UK's natural habitats from the mountains to the coast

Grey seal by Alexander Mustard/2020VISION

Pool system on peat bog

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…

Cave

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

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…

Garden tiger moth perched on wall

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

Heathland is one of our most threatened wildlife habitats: they are wide, open spaces where gorse, bracken, heathers and grasses grow,…

Nene Wetlands

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…

Moorland

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

Grassland is an ancient habitat. 12,000 years ago, moss and weedy plants grew on bare ground.

Seal

Marine

This is an amazing and little known world with corals, seahorses, whales, dolphins, seals and sharks! 

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