Beeding Hill

A big effort is being made to restore chalk grassland on the northwestern side of Beeding Hill.  A lot of invasive scrub has been removed and the area has been fenced to enable grazing.  I am looking forward to visiting the area over the next few summers to see if this pays off in an increase in wild flowers and insects.  One of the photos show the area where the scrub has been cleared and the other shows the area where there is a lot of coarse grass (Tor grass Brachpodium pinnatum) which tends to swamp everything else.  I found Bee Orchids Orchis apifera up here many years ago and I hope to find them again one day.
The second photo also shows the floods in the upper Adur Valley as they were this morning, having receded somewhat.