Heathland Heroes

This year we’re championing the great behaviour we see out on the heaths – we’d like to say a big thank you for all of the wonderful things you’re doing to look after heathland wildlife!

Helping our heaths can be easy: simply bagging and binning your dog’s poop is hugely important to the health of our heaths. But we recognise that some things are more difficult. We know that it’s not easy to keep your dog from seeking out exciting sniffs in the heather and we definitely know how difficult it is to call your dog away from chasing that deer, so we know how hard you’ve worked to achieve this! By popping your dog on a longline while you train a super recall, playing games to keep them focussed on you while you’re out together, or even by picking a local #GreenspaceOnYourDoorstep walk to explore during the ground-nesting bird season, you’re doing your bit to help. For more ways to help, see our Good Dog Guide.

Over the next few months, when we spot a #HeathlandHero, we’ll be asking if you’d be happy for us to take a photo of your dog to share on social media explaining what makes you and your dog so special.

As an added incentive, by joining Heathland Hounds, we’ll also enter our Heathland Heroes into a monthly competition, so don’t forget to join our friendly community group on Facebook to be in with a chance of winning a fab prize.

Here I am trying my hand at dog photography – it’s not always easy!

So please do follow our hashtag #HeathlandHero on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Our wardens are out and about on the lookout for Heathland Heroes, and we’re so looking forward to meeting you all and sharing a big thank you.

Jo
Heathland Hounds

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