A charity has made a video to explain the importance of heathland, the dangers that can be caused by fire, and the damage that can be done to animals, insects and plants.

The Sherwood Forest Trust received a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to help its Green Recovery Challenge Fund project work, which includes conserving and restoring important heathland sites in the area, such as Oak Tree Heath, Mansfield.

After doing conservation work last summer the video has been created, called Heathland Firestarter Legacy Video. It is on the charity’s YouTube channel.

Katie Doull, nature volunteer coordinator for the trust, said: “Thanks to schoolchildren, teachers, Cubs, Scouts and members of the public, we’ve done great work on the heath over the past year.

“Our legacy video features the children explaining what the heath means to them, and we hope it can be used to educate and inspire others.

“Through the work we’ve done so far, young heather is already beginning to emerge from the previously burnt bare ground. This offers glimmers of hope that, despite the neglect this habitat has seen over the years, nature will always prevail.

“We’re determined that with the help of local volunteers, Oak Tree Heath will once again be an oasis for an abundance of unique wildlife.”