Nature recovery in the West Midlands: The importance of heathlands @naturalenglandvideo

Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago

The Purple Horizons Nature Recovery Project and Midlands Heathland Heartland Partnership are creating and restoring heathland habitats in the area between Sutton Park in Birmingham and Cannock Chase in Staffordshire.

This video showcases the importance of heathland habitats and the diversity of species that they support, as well as what you can do to help look after these special places.

Film created by Ian Dearman, Scruffy Whippet Media.

Nature recovery in the West Midlands: The importance of heathlands

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