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Landscaping
There have been four aspects to the landscape work undertaken over the last six months:
- Preparation - spreading subsoil over the conservation area to reduce it fertility and increase its potential for diversity (on nutrient rich ground all you get ruderal vegetation such as sting nettles)
- Sowing wildflower meadow - the first patch of the wildflower meadow being creayted at the east end of the site was sown in September
- Hedging - mixed native species hedging plants have been ordered, delivered and heeled in pending planting out in January
- Willow coppice - osier willow saplings have been ordered, delivered and heeled in pending planting out in January
