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Saltfleetby scheme for Hippophae
management
The scheme of management involves some zoning of the site to allow the establishment
and management of a dynamic equilibrium where colonising sea buckthorn (Hippophae
scrub), as well as more permanent mature stands of the species, can be allowed
to become established. The aim is to ensure that rapid
invasion of the species, is not at the expense of the grey dune,
yellow dune or humid dune slack features of interest.
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Guidance: The plan provides some general guidance, namely:
- in order to balance Hippophae
scrub interest with those of other habitats, the present overall area
of sea buckthorn scrub may need to be controlled
in some of these other habitats;
- in areas of other major dune habitats a policy of strict control
and selective removal of new sea buckthorn seedlings is recommended;
- sea buckthorn on the coastal dune edge should be mowed or flailed
on a five year rotation;
- at Gibraltar Point removal
of sea buckthorn scrub over a large area of should be undertaken
as a means of increasing the dune slacks and grey dunes habitat;
- some small areas of semi mature and mature, diverse Hippophae
scrub should be left no management, allowing them to undergo long term
natural successions.
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