A diverse age and height structure in heather-dominated communities is desirable. Approximate coverage proportions to be achieved, through mowing, scraping etc. are...

• Mature heath
  <5% bare ground, >10% low heather with new shoots, 20% - 70% mature heather, <10% degenerate heather, <5% bracken, 10%-25% common gorse, 10%-25% birch scrub, <10% molinia.
• Regenerating heath (i.e. runway areas)
  With presence of heather seedlings: <20% common gorse, <25% birch scrub (or other scrub spp), <10% common ragwort, or curled dock, or spear thistle.

The detailed plan for mowing etc. on a 25-30 year rotation will be inserted on this page when it is written, during 2009.