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Dorset Heaths

This article is about the natural region. For the type of heather, see Dorset heath.

Designations
Official nameDorset Heathlands
Designated1 October 1998
Reference no.964[1]
The Dorset Heaths coincide closely with the area of the "Tertiary Beds" (beige) in this geological map of Dorset
View across Poole Harbour from Arne looking towards Brownsea Island

The Dorset Heaths form an important area of heathland within the Poole Basin[2] in southern England. Much of the area is protected.

  1. ^ "Dorset Heathlands". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ Part of the Hampshire Basin
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