Wet grassland
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2016-06-14T14:48:21+00:00
Wet grassland
- Wet grasslands full of wildflowers are found in the low-lying areas of the pastures in the valley floor. These grasslands are in four relatively flat areas and also beside streams that run through undulating areas of pasture
- Typical plants include Common Spotted Orchid, Cowslip, Meadowsweet, Sweet Vernal Grass, Crested Dog’s-tail, Greater Bird’s-foot Trefoil and Meadow Saxifrage
- Less widespread plants include Adder’s Tongue Fern, Flat Sedge, Devil’s-bit Scabious and Marsh Arrowgrass
- The wet grasslands are grazed by cattle. We sometimes supplement this with mowing and removal of cuttings where we feel areas are under-grazed
Mowing and removal of vegetation by Rory Hart of The Wildlife Works (http://www.thewildlifeworks.co.uk/). This supplements removal by grazing. Only part of the site will be mown in any one year
Water Avens in wet grassland