East Wretham Heath
The open space, small lakes and pine forest of East Wretham make this large heathland a fantastic place to visit all year round.
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Oyster mushroom
Oyster mushrooms are shell shaped fungi that grow in tiers or fabulous clusters on dead trees or stumps. Unlike many fungi, these mushrooms are not seasonal and can be found all year round,…
St George's mushroom
A lovely pale cream colour to begin with these stout mushrooms begin to turn a buff colour and the cap surface will crack as they age.
We're welcoming new Dartmoor ponies to our conservation team
15 Dartmoor ponies arrive in Norfolk this week, ready for their new role as conservation grazing animals on Norfolk Heathland.
Small heath
The small heath is the smallest of our brown butterflies and has a fluttering flight. It favours heathlands, as its name suggests, as well as other sunny habitats.
Heath fritillary
The rare heath fritillary was on the brink of extinction in the 1970s, but conservation action turned its fortunes around. It is still confined to a small number of sites in the south of England,…
Heath bumblebee
The Heath bumblebee is not only found on heathland, but also in gardens and parks. It nests in small colonies of less than 100 workers in all kinds of spots, such as old birds' nests, mossy…
Thetford Heath
A designated National Nature Reserve, Thetford Heath is an excellent example of the vast grassland heath that once covered the Brecklands.
Buxton Heath
There’s nothing like a walk on a sun-blasted heath to gain a sense of our once remote and wild countryside. This beautiful reserve is a wonderful example of heathland restoration.
Cross-leaved heath
Cross-leaved heath is a type of heather that likes bogs, heathland and moorland. It has distinctive pink, bell-shaped flowers that attract all kinds of nectar-loving insects.
Weeting Heath
The stony ground and close-cropped turf of Weeting Heath is one of the best sites in the country to see the rare and strange-looking stone curlew. It is also home to many rare Breckland plants.…
Large heath
This bog-loving butterfly is mostly found in the north of the UK, where it takes to the wing in summer.