The wide variety of habitats present means that Holt Lowes is rich in wildlife. The majority of the Lowes is taken up by a more-or-less flat plateau of sands and gravels that supports heathland and, in places, developing scrub and woodland. This heathland is dominated by Common and Western Gorse, Heather and Bell Heather, with some grassy areas as well as small stands of Bracken.
To the north and south of the central plateau narrow valleys cut down through the sands and gravels and small streams flow down to run into the River Glaven. These lower areas support marshy vegetation, some of it acid, some more alkaline, and have the greatest variety of plants.
There are also patches of wet woodland, which is also rich in wild flowers, as well as a belt of Alders along the river itself.
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