The land comprises of two fields; a large arable field bounded by hedging, and a smaller parcel of grassland with willow trees and scrub.
Named to match the nearby Oxley’s Coppice, our site at Oxley’s Meadows is a parcel of land adjacent to Peak Lane in Stubbington which we plan turn into a haven for wildlife.
Our plans for enhancing this site are still a work in progress, but it is likely that we will be creating neutral grassland and improving the existing hedgerows, woodland, and scrub.
The main habitat management mechanism used for this site is arable reversion to semi-natural grassland with a high biodiversity value. Cereal farming has already stopped on this site and the land has been allowed to rest.
Hedgerows are important habitat corridors for wildlife like hedgehogs and dormouse, and fallow agricultural land can provide important habitats for listed bird species like skylarks and brent geese.