Dunwich Heath

Dunwich Heath

1. Peace

2. Quite

3. Nature

4. Species

   • Dartford warbler
   • Nightjar
   • Woodlark
   • Any-Lion

5. Serene

6. Wild

7. Alive with colour

8. Heather

9. coconut-scented yellow gorse

10. Parking restrictions may operate at times of extreme fire risk

11. Not an overly high level of litter

    • 12 pieces of litter in a 20m radius

12. 88 hectares of land

13. Natural trust site

14. Part of the area is private land for science purposes

15. Mount pleasant farm is in the area

16. Special protected areas

17. Outstanding level of natural beauty

18. When purchased it was under pressure of development

19. Lost to tourism

20. Declined since the 18th century

21. 1 mile shingle beach with a vegetated cliff

22. Wet woodland

23. Acid grassland

24. Coastal lowland heath - only site in East Anglia

25. 3m wide ditch which was dug out reservoir in case of fire

26. There is aquatic vegetation

27. 2008 docwra's ditch is undertaking management which maintains the water system

28. Slubbing

29. Anaerobic soil

30. Common heather makes perfect nests for the Dartford warbler

31. The Dunwich heath found the 1st pair of Dartford warblers after 80 years of no sight of them in 1986

32. The Dartford warbler does not migrate in the winter

33. here are 31 pairs of stonechat here

34. There are 31 pairs of the linnet here

35. Bracken encroachment is a good habitat for reptiles

36. Mini deserts

37. They have volunteers that go out nearly ever night and do moth trapping and analyse to log species that occur

38. The cliff has layers of sand and flint which are both soft

39. The erosion happens in a dynamic process

40. Dunwich heath is one of the fasted eroding coastlines in Europe

41. Dramatic change

42. Certain habitats depend on erosion

43. In around 50 years roads and access to the site may crumble away

44. North fields had re-seeding and sulphuring in 2005

45. Southern fields have minimum management - wiping ragwort

46. Holds 30 different insects

47. Planting new hedges in the farm

48. On-going battle against litter

49. Hard getting the balance of conservation and recreation

50. Loads of second homes in the area

51. Seasonal tourism

52. High risk of fire

53. Difficult to keep all the different groups happy - e.g. restrictions on where dogs can come off their leads to prevent disturbance of nature

54. Photographs may damage vegetation

55. Biological surveys monitor different threatening factors - development, pollution as it changes pH of soil, climate change.

56. Sound/Sight is done by the generic bird survey where volunteers map to show where the different birds are and where they nest

57. Random species sampling test - square thrown and then you write down all the species of both animals and plants that are in the selected area

58. Send online forms to butterfly organisation

59. Need to ensure success of all species

60. Countryside stewardship funding

61. Government pays funding if you are succeeding in only management

62. Acid grassland and scrub management - if it is not managed it would convert back in to woodland

63. Retain occasional large open ground trees

64. Retaining patches of scab

65. Manage other habitats - e.g. Pine and grassland

66. Diversify heather age structure