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Punchbowl Farm

Description of site: Overgrown hedges, containing many different species, especially hazel. Valuable landscape features, likely to be oak, ash, beech or sweet chestnut. Very steep field, adjacent to a SSSI, with a lot of gorse. National Trust reserve.

Long term aim: To retain and enhance the hedges as corridors for Dormice and other species. To maximise the wildlife and landscape value of trees. To maximise the wildlife value of the field. To help the National Trust with management objectives.


Site ID  Site Description  Long Term Aim  Operation  Year 
Overgrown hedges as marked yellow on the map  Overgrown hedges, containing many different species, especially hazel.  To retain and enhance the hedges as corridors for Dormice and other species.  When undertaking fence replacement, fence slightly further out which will allow longer grasses and shrubs to expand   On-going 
Overgrown hedges as marked yellow on the map  Overgrown hedges, containing many different species, especially hazel.  To retain and enhance the hedges as corridors for Dormice and other species.  Give the hedges a buffer strip of 3 metres for all farm operations  On-going 
Mature trees  Valuable landscape features, likely to be oak, ash, beech or sweet chestnut.  To maximise the wildlife and landscape value of trees.  To stop soil compaction around roots do not drive under the canopy.   On-going  
Mature trees  Valuable landscape features, likely to be oak, ash, beech or sweet chestnut.  To maximise the wildlife and landscape value of trees.  Do not remove dead wood, standing or fallen unless a safety risk.  On-going 
Steep Field  Very steep field, adjacent to a SSSI, with a lot of gorse.  To maximise the wildlife value of the field.  Cut a small area of gorse during late summer each year.  Annu-ally 
Steep Field  Very steep field, adjacent to a SSSI, with a lot of gorse.  To maximise the wildlife value of the field.  Graze the field each summer with a low stocking rate.  Annu-ally 
Hindhead commons  National Trust reserve  To help the National Trust with management objectives.   Continue to graze as present.  On-going   
 
 
 


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