Grassland
Flower-rich grasslands, once a part of every farm, are part of our culture. Most have developed alongside humans because of livestock grazing and cutting for hay. Many have archaeological and…
Flower-rich grasslands, once a part of every farm, are part of our culture. Most have developed alongside humans because of livestock grazing and cutting for hay. Many have archaeological and…
A former quarry site, featuring woodland, scrub and grassland, with both geological and historical interest.
This is a strange, sparse habitat of grassland growing on old mining tracks and slag heaps, on river gravels and naturally exposed metal-rich soils in the mountains. Only the toughest metal-loving…
A disused limestone quarry which has developed a rich limestone flora as well as having interesting geological exposures.
Limited in distribution, this sweetly-scented, short-cropped, springy grassland is famed for its abundance of rare and scarce species.
Typical of softly rolling pastoral landscapes, the short, aromatic turf of lowland calcareous grassland is flower-rich and humming with insects in the summer. Its long use by humans lends it an…
Sprinkled with diminutive, short-living flowers in spring and parched dry by July, this is a habitat of heathlands, coastal grasslands and ancient parkland.
These grasslands, occupying much of the UK's heavily-grazed upland landscape, are of greater cultural than wildlife interest, but remain a habitat to some scarce and declining species.
Northumberland Wildlife Trust is delighted to welcome Northumberland Estates as its latest Bronze Category corporate supporter.
Northumberland Wildlife Trust’s Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre has received a spring surprise in the form of a cheque for £206.97 from online birding site, birdersmarket.com, the World's…
Northumberland Wildlife Trust has welcomed Stow Family Law as its latest bronze category corporate supporter.