LCA2A Embley Wood and Heathland
Landscape Strategy and Guidelines
The landscape condition of Embley Wood and Heathland has been eroded over the years by a variety of human activity, but it still retains the basis of a strong and distinctive landscape pattern and a strong sense of seclusion. The overall strategy is to enhance the tranquillity and extensive wooded character and its locally distinctive features.
Land Management
Landscape Distinctiveness
Maintain sense of enclosure and intimacy
Conserve the variety of the landscape pattern within a wooded framework
Agriculture
Encourage continuity of back up grazing
Maintain present field size and encourage use for pastureHedgerows
Encourage traditional methods of hedge management
Maintain hedgerow field boundaries
Woodland and Trees
Maintain existing levels of woodland cover in medium sized swathes providing a diversity of woodland habitats
Retain landscape features within wooded parkland
Avoid use of coniferous plantations and shelter belts
Biodiversity
Conserve remnant areas of unimproved pasture and heathland
Active management of woodland to protect and increase ecological value
Seek opportunities to link existing heathland through heathland restoration