During 2009 and 2010 we carried out botanical surveys on 122 farms, covering 1850 hectares of land and survey reports have now been sent to all landowners with species-rich grasslands. A smaller number of field surveys will be done during 2011, with the project emphasis shifting to on the ground grassland restoration and providing conservation management advice to landowners. Our advisory service is available to all landowners within the project area free of charge.
We will also be working with groups of landowners in the Chew Valley on the edge of the Mendips and St. Catherine's Valley north of Bath to find ways to reconnect our wildflower meadows, hedgerows, woodlands and wetlands to allow wildlife to move through the countryside. |
