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THE RURAL STEWARDSHIP SCHEME Prescriptions for Woodland
and Scrub 27. Management of Scrub (including Tall Herb Communities)
| Aim: To enhance and extend areas of native
scrub vegetation, which will also help the survival of associated flora and fauna.
Some BAP species that may benefit: Juniper, Woolly willow,
Chequered skipper, Linnet. Eligible sites: Grazed land with
suppressed scrub or tall herb communities. | Management
Requirements: - Grazing is not allowed except with the prior written
agreement of Scottish Ministers. Such permission will only be given in circumstances
that will encourage regeneration of woodland or understorey and is not likely
to apply more than once every 3 years.
- Rhododendron growth must be controlled.
- Cutting of understorey vegetation must be avoided.
| Willow scrub restricted to less accessible
burnsides | | Juniper
scrub |
| Species to use to identify
areas of tall herb communities | box
3.19 | | Appropriate
species would be water avens (Geum rivale), globe flower (Trollius europaeus),
wood crane's-bill (Geranium sylvaticum)--these are fairly common tall herb species,
and indicate where tall herbs and scrub will regenerate if stock is excluded from
the area under the Management of Scrub prescription. Great wood-rush (Luzula sylvatica)
is commonly found in tall herb communities and is easy to recognise. Determining
whether or not the other species mentioned are present will require a more detailed
inspection of the area. 
Tall
herb community two seasons aftersheep removed Close up showing a
mosaic of rushes and flowering plants forming a tall herb community Globe
flower
Photos: Angus MacDonald - SNH | < Previous | Contents | Next > | 
