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Creating A Country Park Environment
The reclamation works are completed,
and unlike many other industrial
sites, the whole area has been transformed
through extensive landscaping. It
has created a country park environment
that will be a pleasure to work
in.
Management of the existing plantations
and woodland has been undertaken
to increase structural and species
diversity and this Woodland Management
Plan is part of the overall Landscape
Management Plan. A staggering 144,000
plants have been incorporated into
the whole site. These plants have
been mainly Oak and Birch woodland
with associated Ash, Beech and Cherry
and form the main landscaping structure
of the site. All the plateaux have
been seeded with native grasses
and clovers.
Managing the ecology of the site
forms a substantial part of the
Landscape Management Plan and further
work is being undertaken to improve
the habitats, particularly in the
wet woodland and grassland areas.
Naturally occurring ponds lying
below Plateau 1 are scheduled to
be cleared, and sediment removed
to create an open water ecosystem.
The grassland areas will be managed
to encourage wildlife, in particular
to boost the declining skylark population.
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