Shocklach Oviatt - Biodiversity and The Environment

Biodiversity and The Environment

Shocklach Oviatt has a range of biodiversity that the village takes pride in. The ‘Shocklach Oak’ is “a wonderful tree which has a girth of 6.5 metres and has been recorder with the Woodland Trust in their Ancient Tree Record”. The tree is still healthy and continues to grow strong. The Shocklach village website provides a biodiversity survey, recording a diverse range of 138 species of flora (plant life) and 303 species of fauna (animal life).

Furthermore, it shows to have connections and interests in biodiversity. Interests include being a Site of Biological Importance (SBI), a Site and an Area of Nature Conservation Value(SNCV and ANCV respectively) and lastly a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Shocklach churchyard and meadows are a Grade B Site of Biological Importance and a Site of Nature Conservation value.

Shocklach Oviatt still remains active in helping the environment. In 2012, tree Warden Martin Green and some of Shocklach's residents, planted 300 native trees in and around Shocklach. For the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, 50 native oak trees were planted at Shocklach Oviatt Primary School, St Edith’s church and also along the approach road to Shocklach in which half survived and just before Christmas, 26 trees were replaced with strong, new saplings.

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