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Site ID |
Site Description |
Long Term Aim |
Operation |
Year |
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Z |
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Hedge 1 |
Ancient hedge with ditch. |
To create a continuous dense hedge. |
Gap up. |
Winter 2003/4 |
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The Rue |
Small copse/spinney. |
To improve age diversity of hazel. |
Coppice 2-3 hazel stools. |
Winter 2003/4 |
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Main road hedge |
Hedge along main road. |
To create a continous, dense hedge. |
Gap up. |
Winter 2003/4 |
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Whole Farm |
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To provide additional nesting areas for birds. |
Put up some bird boxes. |
Winter 2003/4 |
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Hedge 2 |
Mainly gap under mature oaks. |
To create a continous, dense hedge. |
Plant hedge |
Winter 2005/5 |
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The Rue |
Small copse/spinney. |
To improve age of hazel |
Coppice 2-3 hazel stools |
Winte 2004/5 |
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Southern Boundary of Maize field |
Fence line |
To create an avenue of trees |
Plant hornbeam every 10-15 metres |
Winter 2004/5 |
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Behind buildings |
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Provide a screen |
Plant some shrubs, consider holly, hazel, hawthorn and Oak |
Winter 2005/6 |
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Hedges 3 & 4 |
Part gap par continuous hedge |
To create a continuous, dense hedge |
Gap up |
Winter 2005/06 |
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The Rue |
Small copse/spinney |
To improve age diversity of hazel |
Coppice 2-3 hazel stools, plant 2-3 oaks standards |
Winter 2005/6 |
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All hedges |
Network of hedges across farm and at Polesdon Lacy fields |
To have hedges 6-8 feet tall |
Allow to grow up by gradually raising cutting height. |
On-going |
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Z |
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River Mole |
Main river, bordered by intensive grassland |
Ensure are not responsible for diffuse pollution |
Buffer river by maintaining fence and ensuring careful farm operations |
on-going |
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Z |
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Silage fields |
Intensive rye grass fields |
To try and ensure leverets are not hurt when silage making |
Cut field from centre outwards or walk remaining middle section |
On-going |
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Z |
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Whole farm |
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Reduce number of magpies |
Trap magpies on a regular basis |
On-going |
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Z |
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Mature trees |
Mature mid field and old hedgerow oaks |
Avoid death by root compaction |
Do not drive any farm machinery under the camopy as this will be driving over the roots |
On-going |
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Z |
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All farm ditches |
Network of farm ditches |
Improvement in water quality and marginal |
Avoid sprays and fertiliser entering ditches |
On-going |
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