Nature in Landscapes
The AONB is an ecologically diverse area with internationally important chalk grassland and rivers supporting rare wildlife. The AONB Partnership aims in its management plan to conserve and enhance the landscape character, habitats, species and tranquility of the AONB.
Habitats
Biodiveristy is the variety of life and forms an intinsic link with natural beatury. It encompasses the entirety of habitats and wildlife in all its forms.
Specific to this AONB there are Local Biodiversity Action Plans, and these are the main mechanisms for the delivery of targets for species and habitat enhancement. These key habitats suupport key species such as Skylark, Corn Bunting, Stone Curlew, Grey Partridge, Brown Hare and Water Vole.
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Wildlife designations
The AONB supports international nature conservation designations including five Special Areas of Conservation, three National Nature reserves and 57 Sites of Special Scientific Interest..
Within the AONB there are four particularly characteristic and valuable habitat types supporting a range of rare and vunerable species. These are Chalk Grassland, Arable Farmland and Pasture, Rivers and their Associated Habitats and Woodland.
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Woodland
In total there are 7201.5 ha of ancient woodland within the AONB. Larger woodlands of note include Cranbonre Chase of which 451 ha is SSSI, Grovely Wood to the West of Salisbury and Great Ridge Wood to the North.
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