October 2012. It's as rare as the rain forest and as fragile as an ancient wood - and now a major move has been launched to restore more precious lowland heath on Cannock Chase, Staffordshire.
The Connecting Cannock Chase - Lowland Heathland Project will work to restore 73 hectares of heath on three areas where the Forestry Commission has cleared 40,000 conifers. And now Staffordshire Wildlife Trust is appealing for volunteers to take part in the restoration project.
Lowland heath
About 20% of the planet's lowland heath is found in Britain. But Staffordshire has lost more than 90% of this habitat due to development, afforestation and agriculture, making every precious hectare restored important. By restoring heathland in the three project areas, the partnership will be linking together existing heathland which is part of a Special Area of Conservation.
About 20% of the planet's lowland heath is found in Britain. But Staffordshire has lost more than 90% of this habitat due to development, afforestation and agriculture, making every precious hectare restored important. By restoring heathland in the three project areas, the partnership will be linking together existing heathland which is part of a Special Area of Conservation.
Restoration will involve scrub and bracken control and grazing animals will be introduced as a more sustainable way of managing one of the areas.
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