HABITAT management is underway on the Malvern Hills to restore the rare open habitats that make this landscape so unique.
Following the removal of birch and sycamore woodland on the slopes of Pinnacle Hill, seeds will be sown to support the natural regeneration of native species and restore an open habitat of grassland and scattered scrub.
Jonathan Bills, conservation manager, said: “The open habitats found on the Malvern Hills are of national importance and recognised as such through the landscape’s designation as a Site of Special Scientific Interest."
This work is part of the trust’s ongoing management to restore some of the areas that have been lost through recent woodland expansion.
Jonathan added: “Whilst part of the hillside looks bare at present, natural regeneration coupled with seeding and planting will see the hillside return to native grasses, herbs and scrub supporting Malvern wildlife and landscape character.”
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The Malvern Hills Trust’s work will benefit tree pipits and viviparous lizards, both UK priority species and identified as some of the UK’s most threatened wildlife which require conservation action.
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