3.5 Scrub
Encourage, where appropriate, shrubs and scrub to develop.
Habitat management option A3 active intervention
  • Encourage by propagation of species which grow on the reserve, the development of shrub growth in the stream valleys, near the pond banks and in other sheltered areas- to provide cover and food for migrant birds.
  • At the farm garden encourage shrubs and scrub in the  garden and courtyard areas by planting indigenous species and by protecting the area form rabbit grazing.
  • Encourage the survival of gorse at Gorse Hill by protecting part of the area from rabbits. Monitor the results.