Validation Network Project Lowland heathland monitoring: covering dry and wet heaths (ENRR669)

The aims of the project were to: validate the condition assessment methodology in England through testing the suitability of attributes and associated targets in assessing quality and trend in condition; establish a set of control sites to ensure that individual site assessments match regional or national changes in feature condition over time; and to contribute to a wider network of monitoring sites that would allow a better understanding of the drivers of change. This document reports on part of Validation Network monitoring on key lowland habitats.