heath

Tackling the High Fens fire was made much harder by the fens' terrain -- a patchwork of heath, peat bogs and raised wooden boardwalks.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

On-site operations have been complicated by the fens' terrain -- a patchwork of heath, peat bogs and raised wooden boardwalks.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

The birds thrive in lowland heath habitats, nesting in the dense gorse, where they also hunt for spiders and caterpillars.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

From Wednesday, British pet owners are no longer able travel with their animals using the EU pet passport scheme and instead have to acquire a new animal heath certificate each time they go abroad.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

I must admit that my body moved with surprising agility; I am not without an innate sense of rhythm; my ancestors must have been rather outstanding at jigging on the heath.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

Now 87 - and officially retired - she continues to help map the coasts and heaths of the islands, which all too often involves recording declines.

From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2024

Using the PCR method that most people are familiar with from viral testing, the researchers found Mycena in samples of living trees in forests, meadows and Arctic mountain heaths around the world.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2023

Because of this, unlike more specialised biomes such as mountains and moors, heaths and ancient woodlands, our cities in the UK are home to a very diverse range of plants and animals.

From The Guardian ● May 2, 2020

These sites represented both natural habitats, such as lowland savannahs and alpine heaths, and habitats that had been heavily affected by human activity, including cropland and logged forests.

From Nature ● Mar. 26, 2019

During the entire walk, across the heaths and fens near Cambridge, Lessing did all the talking; Watson said not one word.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee