Early spring is a busy time of year on the original Polhill Bank Nature Reserve; it is when we carry out the bulk of the scrub clearance work to maintain the chalk grassland habit on the site. We do this through a combination of clearing secondary woodland which has started to lose its bird nesting interest, pushing back the edges of the mature scrub to stop it encroaching and annually cutting the scrub regrowth and trailing bramble on the open grassland areas.

We have also been pruning the scrub along the boundary fence with part of the new extension to encourage it to bush up and develop into a dense wildlife friendly hedgerow.