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This land offers a golden opportunity to demonstrate
how habitat can be created. Extensive grazing will provide a very broad range of
niches, leading to a particular high diversity of endangered
invertebrates. The resulting intricate structure to the flower-rich
vegetation, combined with bare ground and animal dung, will support rare
species such as hornet robber-flies, many bees and wasps, and oil
beetles.
A wide range of predators will follow suit. Barn owls
will quarter the long grass for voles and mice (including the uncommon
harvest
and yellow-necked mice). Many birds of prey will benefit, including
hobby, goshawk and perhaps even honey buzzard.
Lesser horseshoe bats will hunt moths along the
woodland and scrub margins. Weasels and polecats will hole up in old drystone walls. |
This is your chance to help. We still need funds
to to put our plans into practice. If you can make a donation, however
large or small, please send a cheque to:
Gwent Wildlife Trust,
Seddon House, Dingestow, Monmouth NP25 4DY
If you are a tax payer, Gift Aid can add more to your
donation, let us know if we can reclaim Gift Aid on your donation.

Please download the Appeal
Leaflet.
For more information, ring 01600 740358 or email Julian Branscombe
at
jbranscombe@gwentwildlife.org
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