The Weald Forest Ridge Landscape Partnership Scheme is supporting major habitat restoration at sites owned by the Sussex Wildlife Trust, RSPB, Forestry Commission, Sussex Police and Horsham District Council.
Heathland restoration
Much of the work centres around the restoration of heathland habitat. Lowland heathland is a priority for nature conservation because it is a rare and threatened habitat. In England only one sixth of the heathland present in 1800 now remains. The Scheme is supporting the RSPB in removing post war conifer plantation from their new Broadwater Warren reserve.
Pond restoration
The Weald Forest Ridge Landscape Partnership Scheme is also supporting some smaller but valuable enhancements to some of the other features at Broadwater Warren. The site contains an old decoy pond which had fallen into disrepair, during the winter of 2009/10 contractors were brought in to restore the dam, allowing the pond to refill. A variety of native British aquatic plants are already recolonising the pond.
Sussex Wildlife Trust
We have supported important enhancements at two Sussex Wildlife Trust sites; Eridge Rocks and Old Lodge. Eridge Rocks is a SSSI (site of special scientific interest) and is notable for the presence of some rare plants, including Tonbridge Filmy Fern.
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