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Kynance Cove and Coast is a protected natural landscape located on the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall, England, managed by the National Trust. The area is geologically distinguished by its dramatic, multi-colored serpentine rock formations, which are carved into distinct sea stacks and caves by the co...
Rhossili Down is a heath-covered ridge located on the Gower Peninsula in South Wales, with its summit, The Beacon, reaching 193 meters (633 feet) above sea level. The ridge is owned by the National Trust and overlooks Rhossili Bay, a sweeping sandy beach considered one of the most notable coastal la...
Dunwich Heath is an area of protected lowland heath located on the North Sea coast of Suffolk, England, and managed by the National Trust. The landscape is characterized by heather and gorse, providing a vital habitat for rare wildlife such as Dartford warblers, nightjars, and woodlarks. It also sup...
Newborough Warren is a coastal dune system on the southwestern shore of Anglesey, Wales, designated as a National Nature Reserve. The site contains one of the largest areas of sand dunes in Wales and supports fixed and mobile dune grasslands, salt marsh, and sandy beaches. The reserve is adjacent to...
Cape Cod National Seashore encompasses approximately 44,000 acres of beaches, dunes, woodlands, ponds, and marshes along the eastern shore of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Established by President John F. Kennedy in 1961, the protected area stretches over 40 miles from Chatham to Provincetown, preserving...
Cape Le Grand National Park is a protected coastal reserve located southeast of Esperance in Western Australia. Established in 1966, the park features massive granite outcrops, extensive coastal heathland, and pristine white sand beaches. It provides habitat for native wildlife, including western gr...
De Hoop Nature Reserve is a protected area located in the Overberg region of South Africa's Western Cape province. Managed by CapeNature, the reserve is ecologically significant for its diverse limestone fynbos vegetation and its adjacent marine protected area, which serves as a vital breeding groun...
Minsmere Heath is an area of coastal heathland associated with the RSPB Minsmere nature reserve on the Suffolk coast of England. It forms part of a varied habitat mosaic that also includes reed beds, wetlands, woodland, grassland, and coastal lagoons. The dry heath and adjacent woodland support spec...
Murlough National Nature Reserve is a coastal dune heathland system located in County Down, Northern Ireland, overlooking Dundrum Bay. Established in 1967, it holds the distinction of being the first designated nature reserve in Northern Ireland and is cared for by the National Trust. The reserve pr...
St Bees Head is a prominent sandstone headland located on the coast of Cumbria in North West England. It is designated as a Heritage Coast, representing the only section of coastline between Scotland and Wales to hold this specific environmental status. The vertical red sandstone cliffs host a major...
Stackpole Warren is a coastal heath and dune landscape located in Pembrokeshire, Wales, currently managed by the National Trust. The area serves as a significant archaeological site where ongoing discoveries record continuous human activity from the Mesolithic period onward. It is distinguished by i...
Bossington Hill is a prominent coastal hill located within the Exmoor National Park in Somerset, England. Managed by the National Trust, the area features extensive heathland and coastal grassland environments that support diverse local wildlife. The hill rises above Porlock Bay, providing clear van...
Sheringham Park is a landscape park and garden located in Norfolk, England, designed by Humphry Repton in 1812. Now managed by the National Trust, the estate features woodland walks, open parkland, and a nationally significant collection of rhododendrons and azaleas. Its elevated location offers pan...
North Hill is a coastal heathland ridge above Minehead in Somerset, notable for views across the Bristol Channel toward South Wales.
Westleton Heath is a Suffolk National Nature Reserve, notable as part of the county's best surviving tract of the once-extensive Sandlings heathland.
Thy National Park is Denmark's first national park, inaugurated in 2008 on northwest Jutland and known for dunes, coastal heath, and plantations.
North Warren is an RSPB nature reserve near Aldeburgh in Suffolk, where coastal heath, reedbeds and marshes support bitterns and wintering wildfowl.
The Arthur-Pieman Conservation Area protects Tasmania's remote northwest coast, notable for Aboriginal heritage, dunes, heathlands, and buttongrass.
Walney Island is an 18-kilometre barrier island off Cumbria, notable for nationally protected dunes, salt marshes and breeding seabird colonies.
Marloes Mere is a seasonal wetland beside Marloes Sands in Pembrokeshire, Wales, notable for wintering waterfowl and its protected coastal habitats.
Walberswick Common is a coastal heath in Suffolk, England, notable for its heather, gorse and habitat for declining birds such as nightjar and woodlark.
Salthouse Heath is an elevated heath above Salthouse on the north Norfolk coast, notable as a County Wildlife Site within the Norfolk Coast landscape.
Sizewell Belts is a wetland of grazing marsh, reedbed and woodland near Sizewell in Suffolk, notable for scarce plants and diverse breeding birds.
