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Preventing soil erosion

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Minimising soil erosion by water

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Rare arable weeds

Cultivating grass margins for arable weeds
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Crop and habitat diversity

Pink-footed Geese
Linnet
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Creating flower-rich dry grassland

Species – and flower rich

Creating chalk grassland - how rich is 'flower-rich'

Giving plants a stronger foothold

Insects of dry grassland

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Soil organic matter and erosion

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Making a diverse local origin seed mix

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Rotational trimming
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Abbey Farm News

ejc@abbeyfarm.co.uk 2018-05-17T22:20:50+00:00

1st July 2018 – Farm & Wildlife Day

Sunday 1st July 2018 - visit the wildflower grasslands, wetlands and farmland at Abbey Farm. More details [...]

ejc@abbeyfarm.co.uk 2016-10-24T15:35:57+00:00

Return of the pondweeds

Four pondweeds have been rediscovered at Abbey Farm in ponds that have generally supported no [...]

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