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The resort is nestled in Drenthe—a Dutch province of windswept heathlands, ancient hunebedden (megalithic tombs), and whispering forests—where the Netherlands sheds its urban skin and returns to its roots.
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The new species has been found throughout the Simien Mountains in habitats from forests to heathlands, or sandy regions with shrubs and short trees, according to the study.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
Near his home in Kent there were two prominent ridges, the North and South Downs; between them lay an expanse of woodlands and heathlands known as the Weald.
—Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
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
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The new species has been found throughout the Simien Mountains in habitats from forests to heathlands, or sandy regions with shrubs and short trees, according to the study.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
Near his home in Kent there were two prominent ridges, the North and South Downs; between them lay an expanse of woodlands and heathlands known as the Weald.
—Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
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
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“Heathland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heathland. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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