▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁The ▁area ▁where ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁housing ▁is ▁situated ▁was ▁formerly ▁a ▁rabb it ▁war ren ▁attached ▁to ▁Fre cken ham ▁Man or ▁lands , ▁with ▁a ▁history ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century . ▁Red ▁L odge ▁became ▁a ▁civil ▁parish ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁having ▁previously ▁been ▁part ▁of ▁Fre cken ham ▁parish . ▁ ▁Red ▁L odge ▁He ath ▁ ▁Red ▁L odge ▁He ath ▁is ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁acid ▁grass land ▁and ▁low land ▁and ▁is ▁an ▁S SS I , ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁nation ally ▁rare ▁plants ▁and ▁animals . ▁It ▁includes ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁five - band ed ▁ta iled ▁d igger ▁was p , ▁Cer cer is ▁qu in que fas ci ata , ▁which ▁n ests ▁in ▁bare ▁sand ▁along ▁a ▁path ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁site , ▁and ▁on ▁sp ars ely ▁veget ated ▁s lop es ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁Disc overy ▁of ▁the ▁was p ▁population ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁by ▁English ▁Nature ▁meant ▁that ▁Forest ▁He ath ▁District ▁Council ▁had ▁to ▁adapt ▁proposed ▁housing ▁and ▁school ▁development ▁plans ▁in ▁this ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁village . ▁ ▁The ▁He ath ▁is ▁maintained ▁by ▁volunte ers ▁from ▁a ▁conservation ▁group ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁awarded ▁a ▁Lot tery ▁grant ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Transport ▁links ▁The ▁nearest ▁railway ▁station ▁to ▁Red