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The audit concluded that although the current management of the land is already sensitive to biodiversity needs, there would be benefits to improving the quality of the semi-natural grasslands, and creating more wetlands habitats.
The low-intensity grazing of horses and cattle reduces vegetation grows in the grasslands, reduces the return of nutrients to the soil, and helps create the circumstances for broadleaf herbs to germinate.
80% of the 130-acre grounds around the Ãras is classified as natural habitat , with 14 distinct habitats.
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The audit found 297 different species of plant, 247 species of invertebrates, 188 types of fungus, 51 bird species and 18 different species of mammal, from foxes and badgers to bats and pygmy shrews.