Habitats

Ecological and distribution information on grassland habitats in Lowland Derbyshire can be found in the 'Grassland habitats in Lowland Derbyshire' document on the Lowland Derbyshire LBAP page.

Information on grassland in the Peak District can be found in the relevant Habitat Action Plans and on the Peak District National Park website.

BAP Habitats

The following habitats are recognised as UK and have been translated into LBAP Habitat Action Plan (HAPs).

UK BAP Priority	UK Broad habitat type	Lowland Derbyshire LBAP	Peak District LBAP	National Forest BAP
Lowland Meadow	N/A	Semi-natural grassland HAP	Hay Meadows HAP Unimproved Pastures HAP Rough Grazing HAP	Neutral Grassland HAP
Lowland Calcareous grassland	N/A	Semi-natural grassland HAP	Limestone Dales HAP Unimproved Pastures HAP Rough Grazing HAP Lead Rakes HAP	N/A
Upland Calcareous Grassland	----	N/A	Rough Grazing HAP	N/A
N/A	----	N/A	Rush Pasture HAP	N/A
Lowland Dry Acid Grassland	----	Semi-natural grassland HAP	Unimproved Pastures HAP Rough Grazing HAP	Acid Grassland HAP
Coastal and Floodplain Grazing Marsh	Wet grassland	Floodplain grazing marsh HAP	----	Wet Grassland and Floodplain Grazing marsh HAP
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In addition wildflower rich grassland is listed as apriority in the Bolsover, Chesterfield and Derby Greenprints.

Calke Abbey lawns

Associated BAP Species

The following BAP species are associated with woodland habitats:

Appleyard's Feather-moss
Pink Waxcap
Pennyroyal
Red hemp-nettle
Great - crested newt
Grey partridge
Skylark
Tree sparrow
Brown hare
Bats
Northern Brown Argus (butterfly)
Argent & Sable (moth)
Barred toothed Stripe (moth)
Chalk Carpet (moth)

Grassland Projects

Grants

For landowners there are two main grants available to carry out management work on grassland habitats:

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