heathland.

Open land dominated by low shrubs such as heather, often on poor soils.

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Words that belong together

• open heathland
• coastal heathland

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The track crossed open heathland before reaching the cliffs.

Purple flowers spread across the coastal heathland.

Usage notes

Primary category: environment. Forms: Usually uncountable; plural heathlands for distinct regions. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.