Less sheep, more colour?

We've been taking more sheep off the hill this summer in an effort to boost the wild flowers. Like many other chalk grassland reserves we aim to graze the reserve in the autumn/winter period. So the sheep will be making a come back in the next few weeks with the cattle come on in late September.
We have also removed short sections of fencing near the car park entrance, so that the cattle are able to graze this sheltered corner of the reserve. This area was part of the former A31 bypass that was restored to chalk grassland when the motorway was constructed in 1994. Having trees on 3 sides this area is very sheltered and so is used by many warmth-loving butterflies.