Shapwick Moor
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Shapwick Moor is an area of 138 acres (0.56 km2) of farmland on the
Somerset levels bordering Shapwick Heath
and Cattcot Heath.
It is part of the
It has been purchased by the Hawk and Owl Trust and will be their first reserve in south west England. The land will be farmed traditionally in order to recreate the habitats of the past.[5]
The management plan for the site is being overseen by
Devon ruby red cattle to the site. The priority is to encourage wildlife, not human visitors and there will be no visitor centre or permanent structures, but a public footpath which crosses the site will be improved and hides built along the footpath at key vantage points.[6]
Birds identified at the site include:
skylark.[6]
References
- ^ Brue Valley Living Landscape
- ^ A Living Landscape - The Wildlife Trusts
- ^ RSPB landscape conservation
- ^ Natural England Future Landscapes Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Latest News". Chris Sperring. Retrieved 1 November 2007.
- ^ a b Adler, Mark (November 2007). "Where wildlife rules". Mendip Times. 3 (6): 7.
- ^ "Shapwick Moor Newsletter - May 2007" (Word). The Hawk and Owl Trust - North Somerset and Bristol Group. Retrieved 1 November 2007.
External links
- The Hawk and Owl Trust, official website