Major Chalk Valley Sides
Landscape Character Type and Key habitats
- Semi natural deciduous woodland
- Lowland Calcareous grassland, Elm
Actions for nature
- Actively manage areas of calcareous grassland and seek opportunities to enlarge and connect areas of Calcareous grassland
- Manage broad leaved woodland to increase age and species diversity
- Seek opportunities to enlarge and connect woodlands using appropriate species
- Monitor, manage and enhance the elm population
Nature-friendly actions
- Increase species diversity of semi improved grasslands and other grasslands along the river corridors
- Create wildflower meadows
- Create arable margins and pollinator species corridors
- Maintain winter cover, feed crops or stubbles
- Create buffer strips along hedgerows and woodland edges
- Restore and create ponds
Key sensitivities
- Steep valley sides, in some areas cliffs
- An upper slope of chalk grassland and lower slope of woodland and hedgerows