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Home > Spaces and species > LandLife > Lowland dry acid grassland
Lowland dry acid grassland
National lead organisation: Natural England
Local lead organisations: The Greensand Trust Bedfordshire Heathland Forum
Lowland dry acid grassland is found on acidic soils with few nutrients. It supports a range of specialised species not found elsewhere. Burrowing insects like bees and wasps are found in acid grasslands, as is the rare field cricket and the proliferous pink flower. Acid grasslands are closely related to heathlands, and the two habitats are often found together.
Acid grassland in Bedfordshire and LutonAcid grassland is found on the Greensand Ridge, which runs east-west from Leighton Buzzard to Sandy. The total area of this habitat was once several hundred hectares but is now only about 85 ha. Our acid grassland sites occur in three ‘clusters’: Brickhills and Woburn, Ampthill and Maulden, and around Sandy and Gamlingay.
Check out these links to learn more about lowland acid grassland:
National action plan for lowland dry acid grassland Bedfordshire & Luton action plan for lowland dry acid grassland Acid grasslands - lowland (Joint Nature Conservation Committee) Lowland grassland management handbook (Natural England, The Wildlife Trusts, CCW and SNH) A review of the extent, conservation interest and management of lowland acid grassland in England. Vol I - overview; Vol II - county descriptions (Natural England) Advice on managing BAP habitats: lowland dry acid grassland (Buglife) The importance of livestock grazing for wildlife conservation (Natural England)
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