31st October 2009
Option Appraisal first Phase has finished we are now waiting for the final report :
The Pebblebed Commons are a unique man-made area of heathland and wetland, important for their special plants, invertebrates and birds, and valued as wonderful wild countryside for the use and enjoyment of local residents and visitors. Like all man-made habitats, heathland depends on continuing management for its survival, and in the past this would have been carried out by local farmers and commoners, using the heaths for grazing (and re-invigorating the grazed heaths by periodic burning) , cutting and turfing for peat and firewood, larger timber for construction and repairs and winning sands or gravels for domestic use.
It Please find below links to reports which will open in a new window.If your computer does not accept these files,hard copies can be purchased
from the Rolle Estate Offices
The Pebblebed Commons-A Background Paper
Options Appraisal Full Report with Appendices
Options Appraisal Summary Report
Options Appraisal Short Report
Report on Public Consultations with recommendations for management
East Devon Pebblebed Heaths Conservation Trust, c/o Rolle Estate Office, Oak Hill, East Budleigh, East Devon, EX9 7DP Tel: +44 (0)1395 443881 Email: mail@pebblebedheaths.org.uk