Hutchinsons bank ecology survey

Hutchinsons bank chalk grasslands are extremely diverse and can hold up to 30 plant species per m2. We identified plant species across the scrape and non scrape to monitor the conservation management technique. The scrape hopes to reduce top soil exposing chalk ground instead to encourage more species. Various butterfly species including the small blue depend on the grassland flowers to lay their eggs. In the picture you can see some small eggs laid on a flower!