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Heart of England Forest, the Glossary

The Heart of England Forest is a charitable entity based in England, dedicated to the conservation and ecological restoration of native woodlands primarily within the counties of Warwickshire and Worcestershire.^[1]

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21 relations: Acre, Ancient woodland, Apatura iris, Arden, Warwickshire, Barn owl, Bidford-on-Avon, Common buzzard, Community forests in England, Deforestation, Dorsington, Ecological resilience, England, English Lowlands beech forests, Eurasian woodcock, Felix Dennis, Forest, Northern crested newt, Roe deer, Warwickshire, Woodland, Worcestershire.
Forests and woodlands of Warwickshire
Protected areas of Warwickshire
Tourist attractions in Warwickshire

Acre

The acre is a unit of land area used in the British imperial and the United States customary systems.

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Ancient woodland

In the United Kingdom, ancient woodland is that which has existed continuously since 1600 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (or 1750 in Scotland).

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Apatura iris

Apatura iris, the purple emperor, is a Palearctic butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

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Arden, Warwickshire

The Forest of Arden is a former forest and culturally defined area located in the English West Midlands, that in antiquity and into the Early Modern Period included much of Warwickshire, and parts of Shropshire, Staffordshire, the West Midlands, and Worcestershire.

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Barn owl

The barn owl (Tyto alba) is the most widely distributed species of owl in the world and one of the most widespread of all species of birds, living almost everywhere except for polar and desert regions, Asia north of the Himalayas, some Indonesian islands and some Pacific Islands.

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Bidford-on-Avon

Bidford-on-Avon is a large village and civil parish in the English county of Warwickshire, very close to the border with Worcestershire.

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Common buzzard

The common buzzard (Buteo buteo) is a medium-to-large bird of prey which has a large range.

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Community forests in England

England's community forests are afforestation-based regeneration projects which were established in the early 1990s.

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Deforestation

Deforestation or forest clearance is the removal and destruction of a forest or stand of trees from land that is then converted to non-forest use.

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Dorsington

Dorsington is a village and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, England.

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Ecological resilience

In ecology, resilience is the capacity of an ecosystem to respond to a perturbation or disturbance by resisting damage and subsequently recovering.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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English Lowlands beech forests

The English Lowlands beech forests is a terrestrial ecoregion in the United Kingdom, as defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the European Environment Agency (EEA).

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Eurasian woodcock

The Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) is a medium-small wading bird found in temperate and subarctic Eurasia.

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Felix Dennis

Felix Dennis (27 May 194722 June 2014) was an English publisher, poet, spoken-word performer, and philanthropist.

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Forest

A forest is an ecosystem characterized by a dense community of trees.

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Northern crested newt

The northern crested newt, great crested newt or warty newt (Triturus cristatus) is a newt species native to Great Britain, northern and central continental Europe and parts of Western Siberia.

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Roe deer

The roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), also known as the roe, western roe deer, or European roe, is a species of deer.

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Warwickshire

Warwickshire (abbreviated Warks) is a ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England.

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Woodland

A woodland is, in the broad sense, land covered with woody plants (trees and shrubs), or in a narrow sense, synonymous with wood (or in the U.S., the plurale tantum woods), a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade (see differences between British, American and Australian English explained below).

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Worcestershire

Worcestershire (written abbreviation: Worcs) is a ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_of_England_Forest

Also known as Forest of Dennis.