Valley of Visions Landscape Partnership Scheme

After a long time in the planning, the land improvement works are now
complete. Funded by the "Valley
of Visions Landscape Partnership Scheme", an exciting and complex
programme that aims to make a real difference in the Medway Gap, the work
at Halling includes the restoration of existing ditches, the creation
of new wet areas and the installation of new sluices to provide better
water level control.

Halling enters HLS

With Halling Marshes now entered into our Higher Level Stewardship agreement
with Natural England, we are now set to embark on a 10-year program of
habitat improvement works.

The first part of this important work is now signed off. With the financial
backing and support of the Valley of Visions Landscape Partnership Scheme
work will commence after the breeding season in the Autumn. The work will
include re-profiling of existing ditches, the creation of new scrapes
and the installation of new sluices in order that the water levels can
be better controlled. In addition to these capital works and as part of
the HLS agreement we will be installing bat and bird boxes and embarking
on a program of maintenance of the coastal salt marsh and ongoing maintenance
of grassland for target species.

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