Birch clearance work underway on the open heath

A local contractor has been busy using his excavator to pluck invasive birch saplings from the heath to help maintain it for wildlife. This is an innovative technique that we are trialing at Bucklebury Common.

The bare patches of gravel that are left will be great for germinating heather and other plants and foraging Woodlark.

This work is funded by Farming in the Protected Landscape funding from the North Wessex Down Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.