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The Brecks area is famous for its dry heaths. They are the nearest thing in Britain to continental heaths and steppes. Distinctive heathland plants and animals have developed here - many found nowhere else in Britain.
84% of Brecks heaths have been lost since1900. This loss has now stopped but proper management of the remaining areas is vital to safeguard their wildlife.
The Heritage Lottery Fund and Natural England have supported the Tomorrow's Heathland Heritage project which is helping to conserve and recreate heathland across the country, including The Brecks http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/default.htm.
Seven new heathlands were re-created from Forest Enterprise land as part of the Heritage Lottery funded Brecks Heathland Project (2001-2006). Their future management will include sustainable grazing to let the heaths naturally re-generate.
To download a copy of our ‘Heathland in the Brecks’ leaflet, including details of sites to visit, click here.
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