Shapwick Heath Peat Restoration Phase 2

This project will deliver habitat improvement across Natural England’s Shapwick Heath National Nature Reserve (NNR) site through a number of activities. The main aim is to repair and restore the peat hydrology to maintain peat water levels at a height suitable to achieve active peat growth.<br/>The main activities to achieve this are:<br/>• Removal of trees and scrub from the site to reduce evapotranspiration water loss.<br/>• Manage the tussocky vegetation across the site.<br/>• Restrict water loss in all man-made drains across the site to reduce surface and sub-surface water loss from the peat resource.<br/>• Restrict water loss across areas of slope to reduce surface and sub-surface water…

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