Peat restoration at Brown Syke, Abbeystead

Description of activity: 

40 ha of bare and hagged peat fenced off and re-profiled using HLS. Half of the bare peat treated with heather brash and geo-jute put in place, limed and seeded.

Expected outcomes of activity: 

Recovery of vegetation to cover bare peat in the short term, with a return to a more natural vegetation type over time.

Activity date: 
31st March 2014
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