{"id":1567,"date":"2020-06-12T15:14:26","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T14:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/sustainnet\/?page_id=1567"},"modified":"2023-04-03T15:25:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T14:25:00","slug":"hay-meadow-connectivity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/sustainnet\/research\/hay-meadow-connectivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Hay Meadow Connectivity in Upland and Lowland Habitats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/sustainnet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/280\/2020\/06\/Research_PaulAshton1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1579\" width=\"432\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/sustainnet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/280\/2020\/06\/Research_PaulAshton1.jpg 665w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/sustainnet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/280\/2020\/06\/Research_PaulAshton1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">EHU Researcher Dr. Elizabeth Sullivan at one of her favourite sites, Eades Meadow, Worcestershire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One\nof the most florally biodiverse habitats in Britain are hay meadows. To survive\nthey need to be managed in their traditional way by having the livestock\nremoved in early spring to let the grass grow, a hay cut in mid-summer followed\nby return of the livestock. Largely due to agricultural intensification there\nhas been a 90% reduction of such meadows in the last half century and an\nincreased isolation of those pockets of biodiversity that do survive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To\nmaintain such meadows, we need a continuation of their traditional management.\nHowever, for this to be sustainable we also need them to be connected. In this\nway they are more likely to be resilient to the pressures of climate change.\nConnectivity allows beneficial genes to spread between sites. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/sustainnet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/280\/2020\/06\/Research_PaulAshton2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1576\" width=\"391\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/sustainnet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/280\/2020\/06\/Research_PaulAshton2.jpg 620w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/sustainnet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/280\/2020\/06\/Research_PaulAshton2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Upland meadow at Bell Sykes Farm, Slaidburn, Forest of Bowland <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The degree of connectivity in the insect pollinated Yellow Rattle in upland and lowland sites has been investigated in the recent Edge Hill University PhD study by <strong>Elizabeth Sullivan <\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaltrust.org.uk\/malham-tarn-estate\/features\/things-to-see-and-do-at-malham-tarn\"><span class=\"ugb-highlight\" style=\"color: #0693e3;\">Elizabeth&#8217;s workplace &#8211; Malham Tarn<\/span><\/a>) under the supervision of<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/person\/paul-ashton-2\/staff\/\"><span class=\"ugb-highlight\" style=\"color: #0693e3;\">Prof Paul Ashton<\/span><\/a>. Using genetic fingerprinting, Elizabeth found that connectivity in lowland Worcestershire was less than that in upland Lancashire in the Forest of Bowland, despite the higher density of meadows in Worcestershire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nstudy found that it is likely the surrounding landscape in Worcestershire is\nunsuitable for pollinator movement due to intense agriculture. Thus, if meadows\nare to be sustainable we need intermediate points in the landscape that are\nmanaged in a low intensity manner and thus suitable for pollinators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10531-019-01811-x\"><span class=\"ugb-highlight\" style=\"color: #0693e3;\">Read more on this study<\/span>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most florally biodiverse habitats in Britain are hay meadows. To survive they need to be managed in their traditional way by having the livestock removed in early spring to let the grass grow, a hay cut in mid-summer followed by return of the livestock. 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