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Site ID |
Site Description |
Long Term Aim |
Operation |
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Albury and Brockbridge farm |
Ditches |
Increase in floristic diversity of the ditches |
Manage the ditches on a 5 year cycle. |
On-going (Autumn) |
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Albury and Brockbridge Farm |
Ditches |
Increase the biodiversity of the ditches |
Consider widening some stretches of the ditches |
On-going |
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Albury and Brockbridge Farm |
Ditches |
Preventing species dominance |
Grazing or annual mowing of the banks helps prevent plants such as red sweet grass becoming too dominant |
2004 - On-going |
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Adderhood and Outshott Hangers |
Hangers |
Create a diversity of stand structure by bringing increased areas of hazel coppice back into management. |
To begin with, the standards will have to be thinned. The underwood can then be coppiced in blocks, to establish a chequerboards pattern. |
Begin coppicing in winter 2004 - 2005 |
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Temple Hanger, all hangers with rides |
Hangers |
Maintain floristic diversity in woodland |
Keep rides open and retain existing areas of sweet chestnut coppice. |
On-going |
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Borhunt Valley |
Meadows |
Maintin/enhance floristic diversity of sward |
Main grazing period. Light grazing over long period down to varied sward height. |
2004 ongoing Mid July to end of December |
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Burhunt Valley |
Meadows |
Maintain/enhance floristic diversity of sward |
Remove grazing |
2005 on going January to February |
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Burhunt Valley |
Meadows |
Maintain/enhance floristic diversity of sward |
Light grazing only on new growth (optional) |
2005 on going March |
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Burhunt Valley |
Meadows |
Maintain/enhance floristic diversity of sward |
Very light (or no) grazing |
2005 on going April to mid July |
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Across the Estate |
Hedgerows |
Increase hedge heights to a minimum of 2 metres |
Cut progressively higher over several years to give a thicker top. |
On going (Jan/Feb) |
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Across the Estate |
Hegerows |
Continuous hedges, creating effective wildlife corridors |
Plant up those hedgerows with gaps |
On going (winter) |
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