Downland Mosaic
Landscape Character Type and Key habitats
- Deciduous woodlands, lowland calcareous grassland
- Network of hedgerows
- Juniper scrub
Actions for nature
- Manage woodland to achieve good condition, age and species diversity
- Seek to plant new broadleaved woodlands with suitable species and improve woodland connectivity
- Manage hedgerows and plant to complete the network
- Manage chalk grassland areas and seek to expand and connect
- Mange and expand areas of juniper scrub
Nature-friendly actions
- Increase species diversity of semi improved grasslands
- Create buffer strips along hedgerows and woodland edges
- Increase diversity of arable farmland by Creating arable margins and pollinator species corridors
- Maintain winter cover, feed crops or stubbles and areas of fallow land.
Key sensitivities
- Prominent skyline of open ridge
- Chalk grassland
- Hangar woodland and scrub mosaic
- Deciduous woodland and strong hedgerow network