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The survey also found 109 nightjar territories, the highest recorded, in the lowland heaths of east Hampshire, including Woolmer Forest and the commons of Shortheath, Bramshott, Ludshott, Broxhead and Kingsley.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

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

Over the last 70 years, 98% of wildflower meadows in England and Wales have been destroyed; three-quarters of ponds and heaths have vanished; half the remaining fragments of ancient woods have been obliterated.

From The Guardian • Oct. 13, 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