When forest and pasture intertwine, the resulting transition zone provides a valuable habitat for specialised plant and animal species. This is the aim of this project, which combines forestry, agriculture and nature conservation.
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Arnaud Barras
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Simon Tschendlik
The final clearing operations done in March. The stepped forest edge can already clearly be seen.
Small structures were maintained.
A little later in spring, a diverse forest edge area had already developped.
“Forest-pasture mosaic” in Rehhagweid BL
Creation of stepped forest edges transitioning to dry meadows
Domain
Conservation
Unit
Upswing for Birds
Topics
Species Recovery, Habitat Promotion
Habitat
rocky terrain, forest, meadows and pastures
Project start
2021
Project completion
2024
Project status
ongoing
Project management
Petra Horch
Project region
Basel Land
Employees
Species concerned
Unit
Upswing for Birds
Together with partners, we carry out projects to enhance and secure habitats throughout Switzerland in the long term.
