Conservation Wildlife
You're one in a million!
Over a million visitors come to enjoy Hengistbury Head each year - that’s a lot of footsteps on a fragile landscape.
The rangers and volunteers manage a constant balancing act between providing access for people and protecting the landscape, wildlife and archaeology that make this place so special.
We have a fascinating range of wildlife that need our protection:
Skylark
Ground-nesting birds such as skylarks are always at risk, but are well protected from trampling in Barn Field.
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Natterjack Toads
One of Britain’s rarest creatures, but doing well here thanks to protected man-made ponds.![Natterjacks-Cropped-300x203](/SiteImages/natterjacks-cropped-300x203.jpg)
Sand lizard
Found along the vulnerable clifftop dunes where a boardwalk has helped reduce trampling.
![Sand-lizard-Cropped-300x205](/SiteImages/Reptiles/Sand-lizard-Cropped-300x205.jpg)
Find out more about our habitat conservation work.