Site Management Flashcards
1
Q
Describe management of blanket bog.
A
- Deep peat - Doesn’t require management
- Heather - burn, but too much can result in too much cottongrass.
2
Q
Describe management of heathland.
A
- Dominated by heather and gorse
- Managed through light grazing to prevent gorse dominating heather
- Too much grazing results in less heather and too much grass.
3
Q
Describe management of grasslands.
A
- Acid, neutral or limestone
- Can be cut = meadows or grazed = pastures.
4
Q
Describe management of woodland.
A
- Really needed or not?
- Coppice management - trees cut down, some time later new stems appear (makes way for plants which require sunlight).
5
Q
Describe management of high forest.
A
- Collection of timber
- Removal of dead wood
- However important for woodpeckers and insects.
6
Q
Describe management of reed beds.
A
Special kits required to get into water and cut reed roots back from waters edge.
7
Q
Describe management of hedgerows.
A
- Don’t manage in summer - nests.
8
Q
What is the key plant genus on blanket bogs?
A
Sphagnum moss.
