Wealden Farmland and Heath Mosaic
Landscape Character Type and Key habitats
- Heathland, acid grassland, birch oak woodland
- Occasional acid bog
Actions for nature
- Bring heathland into good management
- Enhance connectivity of heathland habitats including the mosaic of heath, acid grassland, birch/oak woodland
- Seek to plant broadleaved woodland with suitable species and to replace conifers where appropriate when felling takes place
- Seek to make connections between woodland blocks with suitable species
Nature-friendly actions
- Create arable margins and pollinator species corridors
- Maintain winter cover, feed crops or stubbles
- Create buffer strips to Heathland acid grassland areas, hedgerows and woodland edges
- Monitor and control invasive non-native species
Key sensitivities
- Mix of heathland, oak/birch woodland and acid grasslands
- Unenclosed commons