Heather that was severely impacted by extreme heat and drought two years ago is showing signs of recovery following a rainy February, blooming in a patchwork of pink and purple at Dunwich Heath.

Rhododendrons belong to the heath family of plants, which also includes heather, blueberry, and cranberry. Rhododendron is the genus name, and the rhododendron genus contains around a thousand ...

and the 2022 drought in the middle of the flowering season caused almost the entire heath to fail to flower, with some plants dying. Where there was significant die-off in the heather, there were ...

However, instead of pine needles, narrow-headed ants use leaves from heather and grass ... To ensure many different plants and animals on the heath, we need to rewild the landscape, or at least ...

A delicate heathland plant could return to one of the UK's ancient woodlands as part of a new conservation project. Erica cinerea, otherwise known as bell heather, is believed to have disappeared ...