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Bookmark or Share- Moorland | The Wildlife TrustsMoorland. One of our most extensive habitats, moorlands cover huge areas in the uplands. Great expanses of unenclosed, wild-seeming land impart a sense of freedom and adventure, although the wide, open vistas also leave you at the mercy of the elements.
- What is a moorland? | AdvntureAccording to The Wildlife Trusts, a moorland is a general term that traditionally describes upland (meaning high lying, above sea level) areas that are uncultivated. These areas dominate the UK landscape and historically have been naturally occurring at levels above treeline (around 2,000 feet in the UK).
- What Is A Moorland? - WorldAtlasA moorland in Scotland, United Kingdom. Description. Moorlands are open habitat highland areas with acidic, low nutrient, and water-logged soils. Moorland habitats comprise of heath-lands, acid grasslands, and swampy landscapes.
- Heathland and Moorland - British Habitats - Woodland TrustWhat is it. Key features. Wildlife. Where to find it. Threats. What is heathland and moorland? Credit: Paul Glendell / WTML. Heathland is characterised by plants such as heather, bilberry, gorse and bracken, which occur on infertile and well-drained soils.
- Moor | Definition, Ecosystem, & Facts | Britannicamoor, tract of open country that may be either dry with heather and associated vegetation or wet with an acid peat vegetation. In the British Isles, “moorland” is often used to describe uncultivated hilly areas. If wet, a moor is generally synonymous with bog.
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