Knepp Rewilding

Diana Arnold Design- garden visit
Rewilding at Knepp

The Pool Area of the garden is a beautiful wild space and features a timber Pergola decorated with Stag Horns. A late summer visit sees the gardens still full of colour and form with large Stipa gigantea and tall statuesque Italian Cyprus Trees amongst others.

Diana Arnold Design
Knepp Visit in late august
Diana Arnold Design Garden visit
Mixed Planting at Knepp

There have been a large number of common species breeding here, as well as rare species , including endangered Turtle Doves and Nightingales. Also owls, woodpeckers, skylarks, sparrows Peregrine falcons, kites, sparrowhawks, ravens and yellowhammers. Butterflies including the purple emperor are thriving as wll as rare beetles and dragonflies. The restoration of water meadows have encouraged marshland plants, which were in decline, the water violet water-parsnips and marsh speedwell, great yellow cress and rush. Many species of Bats, Moths, Mayflies have found a home at Nepp.

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