Looking to the future
Due to insufficient grazing pressure over a number of years, practical restoration and new habitat creation work has become necessary at many sites. Manipulation using mechanical diggers is now required to restore former habitat because in many cases the habitat has gone beyond the stage where it can be restored by grazing alone. Landowner permission will be sought well in advance for all of the proposed projects and will have the proviso that the graziers are also happy with the work to be carried out. Further grants will then be sought to fund individual projects.
The projects that have been carried out so far have all been supported by the landowners and graziers and without the continued support of these, the NRW and the PCNPA, successful conservation of the Southern Damselfly in the future will not be possible. The successful partnership projects at Penlan, Brynberian Moor and Pensarn Corner bode well for the future of Southern Damselfly conservation in and around the Preseli SAC.