The habitats where bristly fringe moss~(Racomitrium heterostichum) grows:
| Altantic hazel wood |
| Atlantic oak wood |
| Caledonian forest |
| High montane heath and snow bed |
| Lowland dry acid grassland |
| Rocky slope |
| Scree |
| Upland birch wood |
| Upland dry heath |
| Upland spring flush |
| Wood pasture |