The Bucklebury Estate are working with Natural England (the government advisory body for nature conservation) to set up a 'Higher Tier Countryside Stewardship' scheme on Bucklebury Common.
This is a complex process but, if successful, it will provide much-needed funding to help look after the common and restore some of the lost habitats and species.
Following consultion with local people, some of the proposals have changed from the original vision.
We are being more ambitious with our plans for heathland restoration - this is the rarest habitat at Bucklebury which is home to the rarest wildlife, so we want to restore even more of it!
Our plans to restore wood pasture include looking after the veteran trees and creating more species-rich clearings in the densest areas of woodland, as well as introducing a small number of cattle to parts of the common.
A map showing the increased area of heathland is below:
And the revised vision can be downloaded here: