Community Biodiversity Award Winners 2018
Whitwell Common
| Contact: |
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Lin Garland |
| Telephone Number: |
01603 879269 |
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| Email address: |
lin.j.garland@gmail.com |
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| Aim: |
To promote, for the benefit of the public, the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment of the wildlife of Whitwell Common, and access in accordance with the management of the SSSI. |
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| Site Type: |
Commons or Greens Deciduous Woodland Fens or Marsh Footpaths, Right of Way or Other Paths Ponds Wet Woodland |
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| Activity Type: |
Grass cutting / hay making Grazing Scrub clearance Species protection Walks / education activities |
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| Recent Achievements: | Improved the water flow through the site by restoring and cleaning existing ditches and ponds; erected stock proof fencing to allow grazing of highland cattle through the summer months to increase the area of fen vegetation and improve bio diversity of species. |