St Madoc Centre Bracken
Cutting Season Well Underway –
At this time of year, we enlist a power scythe and a
brushcutter, some rakes, and some particularly lovely volunteers to cut and
rake up bracken at selected areas on our sand dunes.
We are still very happy to
have more volunteers, so if you are interested please get in touch by emailing info@stmadoc.co.uk.
Like grazing by animals, the bracken cutting helps to create
a diversity of types and levels of vegetation. It is one of our most important
conservation tasks because, without this work, many of the unusual species that
live here would find it very difficult to survive. We have been privileged to
encounter some of them during the work…
This four inch long great green bush cricket eats a variety
of herbs, whose growth is encouraged by our work, as well as insects. It lays
its eggs in the sandy soil.
The adder, like all reptiles, must regulate its body temperature by
moving to warmer and colder areas. This means it depends on having a diverse
range of vegetation with open areas in which to bask, as well as plenty of
cover.
