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Started by Gallinago at 07 Jun 2010 10:57 AM. Topic has 1 replies.
  
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 07 Jun 2010, 10:57 AM
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Gallinago
Joined on 15 Dec 2008
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Managing wet grassland for orchids
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I recently visited a HLS site on the Upper Thames in Oxfordshire and was pleased to find early marsh orchid present in quite good numbers. Previous surveys have also found southern marsh orchid along with a variety of other botanical interest.
Does anyone here have experience of managing grassland sites for these orchids. I am interested in any thoughts on cutting dates, as I would expect sites to be managed as hay meadows with aftermath grazing by cattle. The landowner is considering cutting at the end of June, which I feel is too early.
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24 Jun 2010, 10:10 AM
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richardwinspear
Joined on 09 Nov 2005
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Re: Managing wet grassland for orchids
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I would check with the Hampshire Wildlife Trust, who manage some sites with southern Marsh Orchid, notably the Lower Test Nature Reserve
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