heathland

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Recent Examples of heathland The design of the New Course was inspired by classical heathland style. Carrie Coolidge, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 Stay at Sunriver Resort to gain access to the private heathland-style Crosswater (one of the Golf Digest honorees). Sunset Magazine, 29 Apr. 2022 Trails weave through woods and heathland, veering to the rocky shore where harlequin ducks bob about the breakers. Jeanine Barone, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2021 The island’s fabled heathland, site of all those chest-throbbing novels, faded and disappeared as woodland, no longer needed for fuel, was given over to agriculture. Roger Lowenstein, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2020 In dunes, bogs, and heathlands, home to species adapted to a lack of nitrogen, plant diversity has decreased as nitrogen-loving grasses, shrubs, and trees move in. Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS, 4 Dec. 2019 Surfers, swimmers, bushwalkers, cyclists, and campers escape to the park, drawn by its beaches, rainforest, waterfalls, valleys, rocky cliffs, and coastal heathland. Sophie Davies, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2018 LTERN covers more than 1100 long-term field plots in ecosystems including alpine grasslands, tall wet forests, temperate woodlands, heathlands, tropical savannas, rainforests, and deserts. John Pickrell, Science | AAAS, 11 Aug. 2017 Denmark’s wolf pack has settled in an area of farmed heathland and pine plantations, The Guardian’s ​Barkham reports. Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 6 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heathland
Noun
  • Informing sustainable solar development in grasslands So far, our research has been limited to a grassland dominated by a cool season grass: smooth brome.
    Matthew Sturchio, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
  • These plots comprised one of four habitat types: forest, grassland, arable land and human settlements (Figure 2, also see Figure 3).
    GrrlScientist, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • And today, over a century after logging ceased in 1918, Converse Basin Grove remains a patchwork of young conifer plantations and open meadows dotted with massive stumps.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
  • Keep your eyes out in damp meadows or near streams around places like Grass Valley and Nevada City, where locals report summer sightings.
    Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Land regeneration: Steele is reverting pastureland back to native bush, recognizing that the land is unsuitable for intensive farming.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
  • The crow’s nest on the third floor offers panoramic views over the lakes and pastureland.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Our trek began at Saint Bees, surrounded by green pastures, rocky beaches, and light brown bluffs.
    Mike Nolan, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025
  • Farmers can no longer irrigate their crops, and shepherds can no longer reach their pastures.
    Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Thousands of the leggy birds return to England’s moors and grasslands each spring to breed.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
  • This was Brontë country—a landscape of bleak moors, steep valleys, and small towns nestled in the hollows.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • There were long, grassy glades all around and the tiger would have a hard time trying to return to the kill unseen.
    Cyril E. Holland, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025
  • The light turned from orange to dull gray, and then Joe nudged my aching ribs — the tiger was standing in a glade 60 yards downhill.
    Cyril E. Holland, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Biel kept the rest of her look low ley, wearing a black peacoat and trousers.
    Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
  • While Watkins thought of ley lines as prehistoric walking paths or trade routes defined by invisible roads connecting various ancient structures and landmarks, the idea has had different interpretations over the years.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2023

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