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Dorset's Heathland National Nature Reserves Dorset’s heathland National Nature Reserves Welcome to Dorset’s heathland The Reserves are perfect for a gentle stroll or National Nature Reserves even a longer hike across a landscape that bursts into colour during the summer. And children will This picturesque corner of Dorset is famous love the chance of spotting a carnivorous plant, for the spectacular mosaic of open heathland or catching a glimpse of a rare sand lizard. and bogs which support some of England’s rarest wildlife. Two hundred and fifty years ago, heathland in Dorset covered over 150 square miles in vast There are four separate heathland National tracts divided only by river valleys. Today only Nature Reserves in and around Wareham: around 30 square miles remain, much of it in Hartland Moor, Stoborough Heath, Holton Heath small fragments. (Sandford Heath) and Morden Bog. These sites now represent around 10% of Britain’s © Natural England/ Duncan Cooper © Natural heathland, and 2% of all that remains in Europe as a whole. Together with our partners, Natural England is reconnecting some of these isolated fragments and helping to re-create the landscape of Egdon Heath, so evocatively described in the novels of Thomas Hardy. Seasonal spectaculars April – a great time to see reptiles basking in the early morning sun. May – the hobby, a small falcon that spends the winter in Africa, returns to hunt over the valley mires, often plucking unwary dragonflies from the air. June – Dartford warblers and stonechats are active in the early mornings, while nightjars begin to hunt in the twilight. July – September – this is when Dorset’s heathland is at its most colourful, with the pink and purples of bell heather and ling, and the mustard yellow of dwarf gorse dominating the dry heaths. Ponies grazing on Hartland Moor © Natural England / Nick Squirrell © Natural England/ Nick Squirrell © Natural Green tiger beetle Silver-studded blue butterfly A whole collection of dragonflies, with Heathland wildlife fantastic names such as the golden ringed, ruddy darter and keeled skimmer, can be seen Birds hawking up and down wetter areas of the heath, In the spring and summer you’ll see stonechats searching for unsuspecting insects and singing from gorse bushes and woodlarks defending their territories in aerobatic performing their tuneful, aerobatic display. skirmishes. Small and large red damselflies also Look out too for the distinctive long tail of the skirt over the mires, skilfully avoiding the webs Dartford warbler, as well as more common birds of waiting crab spiders. such as meadow pipit and skylark. The sandy banks and open tracks are a The elusive nocturnal nightjar is a summer particularly important feature of the Reserves, visitor that spends the day roosting in the especially for rare burrowing bees and wasps, heather before coming out at dusk to hunt and the green tiger beetle, which basks on the insects on the wing. bare sand. © Natural England / Nick Squirrell © Natural In the winter, look out for visiting birds of prey such as the merlin patrolling the contours of the heath. You may also see the hen harrier, the male of which has an ash grey body and black wing tips. Insects Insects thrive in the variety of habitats on the heath. Both the heath and large marsh grasshopper have strongholds on the reserve, and listen out for the chirping of bog bush cricket and the rare great green bush cricket too. You may also spot silver-studded blue butterflies Male sand lizard and emperor moths along the mown fire breaks. © Natural England / Duncan Cooper © Natural © Natural England / Nick Squirrell © Natural Bog asphodel Hartland Moor and Stoborough Heath Reptiles Hartland Moor and All six species of British reptiles live on the Reserves, including sand lizards and smooth Stoborough Heath snakes. Your best chance of spotting a sand lizard is to look out for one basking on the sandy south These two adjoining Reserves form an extensive facing edges of firebreaks. The vivid emerald heathland site covering over 350 hectares. The green flanks of the male are most distinctive Great Knoll, near to Soldiers Road, is the highest during the spring mating season. The more point on the Reserve, at 34m. secretive smooth snake is rarely seen, preferring to hunt in the cover of the deep heather. Hartland Moor takes it names from the Y-shaped bog that drains into Poole Harbour. Uniquely, Plants while the northern branch is acidic, the southern Bog plants thrive in the acidic, water-logged peat arm is alkaline, leading to a superb mixture of of the valley bottom. Look out for the rare marsh plants, including the unmistakable bright blue clubmoss and bog orchid, as well as sphagnum trumpets of marsh gentian. mosses, bog asphodel and carnivorous plants such as bladderwort and sundew, which traps tiny Heather dominates the dryer areas, while the insects on its sticky red leaves. verges are rich with wildflowers in spring and summer including marsh orchids, yellow rattle On the dry heathland, ling, cross-leaved heath and marsh helleborines, as well as adders- and bell heather dominate, alongside rarities such tongue ferns. as Dorset heath, which thrives in areas where peat was once dug. Stoborough Heath also includes the 67 hectare Sunnyside Farm, which is home to rare plants including marsh orchids, smooth cat’s ear and brown-beak sedge. Holton Heath (Sandford Heath) © Ben Buxton The eastern part of Holton Heath National Nature Reserve was once part of the Royal Naval Cordite Factory, which produced explosives during the Second World War. Due to dangers posed by contamination from materials from the factory this part of the reserve is closed to the public. View of Morden Bog and decoy pond However, Sandford Heath, which forms the western part of the site, is open and offers a network of paths to explore and enjoy. Morden Bog If you enter the Reserve from the western access The dry heath in the north of the Reserve contains near Sandford, you’ll find an area of woodland some of the oldest heather in Dorset. Dominated by that includes beech, alder and birch. This ling, there is a magnificent carpet of pink and gradually changes to mature Scots pine, before purple during the summer, with splashes of you emerge from the trees onto the open heath. yellow from the flowering dwarf gorse. When the Reserve was bought by Natural This dry heath slopes southwards and as the ground England, conifers and rhododendrons had already becomes wetter, cross-leaved heath abounds, its spread over much of the heathland. Much of this pink haze of flowers and grey leaves provide the has now been removed and heather has been perfect backdrop for other colourful plants. quick to re-colonise the land, growing back vigorously from dormant seed in the soil. The wet heath in turn develops into the largest valley bog in Dorset, which forms the majority An imposing gun tower can still be seen on of the National Nature Reserve. The mire is Sandford Heath; one of a ring of anti-aircraft dominated by purple moor grass speckled with defences that once protected the cordite factory. pockets of other plants such as the aromatic shrub bog myrtle, white cotton grass and bright yellow clumps of bog asphodel. © Ben Buxton Looking after the heaths We aim to care for wildlife − here’s how you can help: Please do not light fires or discard spent matches or cigarettes. The cattle are docile but dogs can make them defensive. If the cattle crowd around you, let your dog off the lead. Dogs must be kept on a short lead while on Open Gun tower on Sandford Heath over 40m National Nature Reserve 20-40m A35 0-20m Open Access land Height above sea Access Point level in metres Minor road Bridleway Morden Public footpath Heath Other footpathSherford River Old Decoy Pond Parking P Bus stop B Pub Morden Bog To Poole B3075 B The DORSET Decoy Gore B Decoy Heath Shop Heath (caravan park) P A351 Trading Holton Heath Estate (Sandford Heath) B P Sika Trail Great Ovens Holton Hill Heath Gun Tower Station Sandford To Wareham 0 500m Based upon Ordnance Survey material on behalf of HMSO. P c Crown copyright and database right 2010. All rights reserved. Natural England OS licence number 100022021 Access ground between March 1 and July 31 – Leave gates and property as you find and all year-round when near farm animals. them and follow paths unless wider Please clean up after your dog. access is available No camping. Protect the natural environment To protect wildlife, cycling and horse riding are – Leave no trace of your visit and take only allowed on marked routes. your litter home Please follow the Countryside Code – Keep dogs under effective control Respect other people Enjoy the outdoors – Consider the local community and other – Plan ahead and be prepared people enjoying the outdoors – Follow advice and local signs over 40m e National Nature Reserve Easy access trail m 20-40m ro To Wareham r F 0-20m Open Access land Hide H ve Ri Ridge Height above sea Minor road Parking P level in metres Bridleway Bus stop B Footpath Pub Stoborough P Hartland Way Mud B3075 B H DORSET Stoborough Slepe Heath Green Stoborough Heath H Hartland Moor Middlebere Heath H C o r f B A351 e R i v e r B Based upon Ordnance Survey material on behalf of HMSO. To Swanage c Crown copyright and database right 2010. All rights reserved. 0 500m Natural England OS licence number 100022021 Management the young compact bushes that re-grow are great nest sites for Dartford warblers and stonechats.
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