It is one of the concrete intervention actions designed to “restore” and re-naturalize habitats. Generally, these include soil interventions, removal of invasive species, and enhancement of floristic composition. Additionally, the preparation of guidelines for habitat management and improvement is planned to ensure sustainability and ecological balance.
The work under Action C3, aimed at increasing biodiversity and maintaining a good conservation status for the project habitats, have been completed.
The “restoration” operations involved the planting of native herbaceous species typical of the habitats in high-density groups (approximately 34 plants per 1x1m plot).
In particular, before planting, it was necessary to create areas of bare substrate through:
– top-soil inversion (habitat 4030)
– sod-cutting (habitat 2330 and 6210)
– removal of invasive and non-invasive woody species
In total, 12,337 plants belonging to 24 species were planted!
Below is a brief summary for each habitat:
Site at “Valle del Ticino” (H2330 – Pombia)
Habitat 2330
A total of 1,135 individual specimens were planted (735 in SAC IT2010013 – Ansa di Castelnovate; 400 in SAC IT1150001 – Valle del Ticino).
- Armeria arenaria
- Centaurea deusta
- Festuca filiformis
- Hieracium pilosella
- Jasione montana
- Pethroragia saxifraga
- Potentilla pusilla
- Rumex acetosella (SAC IT2010013)
Site at Baraggia di Rovasenda (H4030 – Lenta 1)
Habitat 4030
A total of 3,900 individual specimens were planted (500 in SAC IT2010010 – Brughiera del Vigano; 3,400 in SAC IT1120004 – Baraggia di Rovasenda*).
- Agrostis tenuis (IT1120004)
- Anthericum liliago
- Calluna vulgaris (IT2010010)
- Dianthus carthusianorum
- Festuca filiformis (IT1120004)
- Hylotelepium maximum (IT1120004)
- Iris sibirica (IT1120004)
- Jasione montana (IT1120004)
- Potentilla erecta
- Serratula tinctoria (IT1120004)
- Stachys officinalis (IT1120004)
- Succisa pratensis (IT1120004)
- Teucrium scorodonia
* In SAC IT1120004 – Baraggia di Rovasenda, 100 individual specimens of the species Gentiana pneumonanthe were planted in the area known as Lenta 2; in a subsequent step, 180 individual specimens of the species Calluna vulgaris were planted in a plot.
Site “Lame del Sesia and Isolone di Oldenico at Greggio” (H6210 – Greggio)
Habitat 6210
A total of 7,022 individual specimens were planted (1,589 in SAC IT2010013 – Ansa di Castelnovate; 2,363 in SAC IT2050005 – Boschi della Fagiana; 2,000 in SAC IT1120010 – Lame del Sesia; 1,070 in SAC IT1150001 – Valle del Ticino).
- Armeria arenaria
- Centaurea deusta
- Dianthus carthusianorum
- Festuca filiformis
- Festuca trachyphylla
- Hieracium pilosella (IT2010013, IT1120010)
- Hylotelephium maximum
- Jasione montana
- Knautia arvensis (IT2050005, IT1120010)
- Koeleria cristata
- Pethroragia saxifraga (IT2050005, IT1120010)
- Potentilla pusilla
- Sanguisorba minor
- Stachys officinalis (IT2050005, IT1120010)
- Teucrium chamaerdrys
State of the action: ENDED