| Magnificent displays of bluebells are out just now and the ground vegetation also has an abundance of foxgloves, heath bedstraw and wood sorrel. |
| These could be interplanted with a bronze-foliaged winter blooming heath to provide pockets of color and shape during the winter season. |
| A number of butterflies are also present, including marbled white, meadow brown, small heath and small skipper. |
| Until the end of the 18th century, Great Bustards were widely distributed in England on open chalk downland, grassy heaths and agricultural land. |
| This species inhabits both the open heaths and the woodland borders and often takes advantage of patches of heath that have recently been burnt. |
| The garden designer Gertrude Jekyll was a great fan and favoured naturalistic planting companions such as heaths Erica and rock roses Cistus. |
