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Greensand Hills

Greensand Hills

Landscape Character Type and Key habitats

  • Extensive ancient woodlands, acid grassland, remnant open heath and wet heath

Actions for nature

  • Heathland restoration and opportunities to improve connectivity with additional heathland creation
  • Maintain ancient woodland and manage for age and species diversity
  • Conserve and manage hedgerows and replant to restore hedgerow network, improve connectivity

Nature-friendly actions

  • Increase species diversity of semi improved grasslands
  • Create wildflower meadows
  • Monitor and control invasive non-native species

Key sensitivities

  • Large areas of ancient deciduous woodland
  • Remnant heathlands, thick hedgerow boundaries
  • Enclosed

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