- Improved Grassland
As defined by DEFRA in their Countryside Survey report (2000):
Occuring on fertile soils, Improved Grassland is characterised by a few fast growing species that dominate. Examples of these species are rye grass (Lolium perenne) and white clover (Trifolium repens). Typically used for grazing and silage, this habitat type is often intensively managed using fertiliser and weed control treatments.
The following pictures illustrate a few of the Improved Grassland habitats on the farm:
Please see the the table below for a list of the species found in this habitat to date:
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Orange Tip Butterfly | Anthocharis cardamines |
| Drinker Moth | Euthrix potatoria |
| Common Blue Butterfly | Polyommatus icarus |
| Small Copper Butterfly | Lycaena phlaeas |
| Green Veined White | Artogeia napi |
| Meadow Brown | Maniola jurtina |
| Common Carpet Moth | Epirrhoe alternata |
| Common Wasp | Vespula vulgaris |
| Buff tailed Bumble bee | Bombus terrestris |
| Red Ant | Myrmica ruginodis |
| Soldier Beetle | Cantharis sp |
| Red Headed Cardinal Beetle | Pyrochroa serraticornis |
| Yellow Dung Fly | Scatophaga stercoraria |
| Cuckoo Spit Insect | Philaenus spumarius |
| Smooth Newt | Triturus vulgaris |
| Beaked Parsley | Anthriscus sylvestris |
| Bluebell | Endymion non scriptum |
| Creeping Buttercup | Ranunculus repens |
| Daisy | Bellis perennis |
| Dandelion | Taraxacum officinale |
| Early Dog Violet | Viola reichenbachiana |
| Garlic Mustard | Alliaria officinalis |
| Germander Speedwell | Veronica chamaedrys |
| Gorse | Ulex europaeus |
| Greater Stitchwort | Stellaria holostea |
| Herb Robert | Geranium robertianum |
| Lady's Smock | Cardamine pratensis |
| Lesser Celandine | Ranunculus ficaria |
| Lesser Stitchwort | Stellaria graminea |
| Meadow Buttercup | Ranunculus acris |
| Ox-eye Daisy | Crysanthemum leucanthemum |
| Silverweed | Potentilla anserina |
| Sweet Violet | Viola odorata |
| White Clover | Trifolium repens |
| Creeping Bent | Agrostis stolonifera |
| Perennial Rye Grass | Lolium perenne |
| Sheep's Fescue | Festuca ovina |
| Smooth Meadow Grass | Poa pratensis |
| Timothy | Phleum pratense |
| Upright Brome | Bromus erectus |
| Wood Meadow Grass | Poa nemoralis |