Friday 10 May 2013

Practical Work at Bush Walk Woods SSSI Proves a Success for Wildlife



From an agreement with the Ginpat Charitable Trust and Natural England (NE), Higher and Further Countryside Management students have been undertaking practical and survey work at Bush Walk Woods SSSI - an 8 acre section of a much larger ancient woodland.

Designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest by virtue of the unusual woodland plants found at the site, staff agreed a management plan with the owners and NE which is methodically being implemented. With spring now finally here, the woodland thinning and ride clearance work has resulted in a profusion of common spotted orchids (pictured) and regrowth of the hazel understorey. Indeed, selective thinning rather than sporadic coppicing is the key to reducing the main ecological limiting factor at this site - lack of light.

Dormouse nest boxes have also been set out in the wood in the hope of finding some of these rare woodland critters - check back to the blog to see if any found when the boxes are checked in June!



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