What is a Habitat?

A Habitat is a place where animals and plants live together. Animals and Plants depend on each other in their Habitats. Habitats are really important because if they are not right, the animals and plants in them will not be able to survive.

There are many reasons why species have become rarer or even extinct, but the loss of their habitats is one of the most important.

Here are a few examples of Habitats.

Which of these can you see from your window? Which of them can you find within 5 kilometres of your home or school?

garden

orchard

parkland

grazed pasture

cultivated farmland

reed bed

river edge

saltmarsh

heathland

deciduous woodland

evergreen plantation

Habitat picture cards

Click on this heading to print out colour pictures of some of the species of animals and plants that live in the habitats in the gallery below. Glue the sheet of colour pictures to a piece of board or card, cut them up then match them to the habitats in the gallery.

Habitats Gallery

As you scroll through the pictures of the different habitats, try to match the animal and plant photos to the habitats they belong to. Click on the first picture in the Gallery then click 'next' to see the following photos.

Woodland Habitat

Saltmarsh habitat

Freshwater habitat- reedbed.

Sea cliffs habitat.

Orchard Habitat.

Fritillary Meadow.

Hawthorn Hedge.

Grassland habitat with ragwort

Sheep Pasture

Woodland Ride

Heathland habitat.