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Recent Examples of heathland
The design of the New Course was inspired by classical heathland style.
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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
Denmark’s wolf pack has settled in an area of farmed heathland and pine plantations, The Guardian’s Barkham reports.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 5 May 2017
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
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
Denmark’s wolf pack has settled in an area of farmed heathland and pine plantations, The Guardian’s Barkham reports.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 5 May 2017
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heathland
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The Florida climate is similar to that of the capybaras’ homelands—they are found in every country in South America except Chile, usually in places where dense forests and grasslands meet water sources, such as rivers and swamps.—
Gary Shteyngart,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas These states are subject to big grassland fires that can move very quickly in high wind conditions, putting large numbers of homes a risk, said Radeloff, the University of Wisconsin-Madison professor.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
26 Jan. 2025
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Patches of snow covered his meadow, a golden expanse in northwestern Colorado where Bruchez’s family has run cattle for about 25 years.—
Mark Dent,
thehustle.co,
31 Jan. 2025
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The 250-square-mile national park was the first park established by the Spanish government (in 1918) and includes alpine peaks, meadows, and lakes that feel similar to landscapes of the Pacific Northwest.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
30 Jan. 2025
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The region’s shepherds complain that Chinese soldiers have captured multiple pasturelands and restricted them from grazing their herds.—
Aijaz Hussain,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Mar. 2024
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Get Citation Request Reprint Permissions Download Article Across the world, complex social and market forces are driving the conversion of vast swaths of rain forests into pastureland, plantations, and cropland.—
Jeff Tollefson,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2013
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Read Next National One-eyed horse escapes pasture and falls through frozen CO pond.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
19 Jan. 2025
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The open fields doctrine has long aggravated farmers and ranchers, who are unable to keep law enforcement from snooping on their livestock, crops and pasture.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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Only a few hours’ drive from Heathrow, its sandy beaches, dramatic moors (don’t miss the Jurassic Coast UNESCO World Heritage Site), and increasingly interesting culinary scene are just a few of the county’s delights.—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
27 July 2024
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At dawn on a day in August, biologist Santiago Monroy and producer José Álvarez traversed through the Colombian forests and moors in search of birds.—
Alexa Robles-Gil,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 Jan. 2025
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Experts can ski steep and challenging terrain while intermediates can take wide turns down glades and bowls.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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Breckenridge's Peak 6: 143 acres of hike-to terrain above the lift offers cliffs, tight glades and wide-open bowls.—
John Frank,
Axios,
23 Dec. 2024
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Biel kept the rest of her look low ley, wearing a black peacoat and trousers.—
Catherine Santino,
Peoplemag,
10 May 2024
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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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