D3: Habitats

Habitats focusses on bracken and trees (on six commons). The project will supply remote-controlled mowers and other appropriate equipment for use on the steep slopes of bracken-infested commons, enhancing access for walkers, helping the gathering of sheep and creating better habitats for birds, butterflies and ground flora. Critically these paths will reducing the prevalence of disease-transmitting ticks which cause problems for both livestock and humans – Lymes Disease.

On other commons biodiversity will be enhanced through carefully targeted tree planting and management of naturally-regenerating saplings, informed by extensive community-led tree survey and design work.