On other threads there have been comments by various people on the effect on butterfly numbers esp Chalkhill Blues of the management of various reserves in terms of mowing and/or grazing .
There does not seem to have been much scientific input into some of the actions on some of these reserves .
The Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve near Burgess Hill has been running a scirntific study for some years now in conjunction with Sussex University on the optimum time for hay cutting and effect of grazing on butterfly numbers ,
see http://www.midsussex.gov.uk/page.cfm?pageID=2647 and http://www.sussex.ac.uk/Users/jbfa7
I wonder if the results of this study is more widely known particularly amongst those who manage ( or don't manage ) other Nature Reserves .
How many men should mow a meadow
Re: How many men should mow a meadow
....and the answer is...?
Seriously, though, this seems a good experiment; be good to be able to see some of the findings, tho'...ah found them...
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Seriously, though, this seems a good experiment; be good to be able to see some of the findings, tho'...ah found them...
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"Conservation starts in small places, close to home..."