2. Info Hub
  3. Management
  4. Operational Management

  Species-rich Grassland advert image shown if present

Image shown for entry if relevant and present

An open area of grassland and which is typically maintained by non-intensive, i.e. traditional, methods of grazing and cutting. “A grassland is species-rich if it has:
• more than 15 plant species per square metre
• more than 30% cover of wildflowers and sedges (excluding white clover, creeping buttercup and injurious weeds)
• less than 10% cover of white clover and perennial rye grass.”
(https://defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/create-and-restore-species-rich-grassland/, accessed 02/03/2024)