Operation Centaur - Conservation - Bracken rolling in Richmond Park from www sssi Watch Video
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Description: Operation Centaur's horse-drawn bracken rollers are designed to bruise the bracken stems as they pass over the vegetation, with multiple passes improving the effect. This forces the bracken to use its stored energy in repairing itself, rather than growing and spreading through its system of underground roots, or rhizomes. This work is undertaken during a discreet window in late July/ August, when bracken has reached its maximum growth, but is yet to begin storing winter energy in its rhizomes.nn
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