Get the Habit, habitat!

Hedgehog heaven!

Habitat stack 1

Habitat stack 2

Habitat stack 3

Habitat stack 4 by the pond

'Build it and they will come' 

Clint (Our East wood) was too overgrown and some diseased Ash trees needed to be removed. While I hate cutting down any tree (most trees), I thought I would put the wood to good use and make some wildlife friendly habitat log piles for insects, newts and hopefully provide some wood that will be useful for stag beetle larvae. We live in hope. I am taking the  build it and they will come approach to managing my 6 acres for wildlife. This stack is at the top of the pond and in a rough area of grass adjoining the wood.

 

Late season meadow cut

East view towards the bund

North view

So, the week before the clocks went back, I had the wildflower meadow cut and the grass put in compost heaps at the edge of the woodland. Hopefully the snakes will make use of the composted grass next year as a place to lay their eggs. While there were some bare earth patches still on display, I took the opportunity to sow some Yellow rattle seeds that will hopefully make an appearance in the spring and start to work their magic on the more rampant swathes of grass that are dotted about the meadow.