Turning what was once a neglected field where the grass had grown long and rank into a wildflower meadow has provided habitat for new wildlife and made resident insects and other creatures more abundant.
In 2009, 6 individual Small Copper butterflies were seen (5 in the meadow and 1 at the top of hill across the valley),
on one occasion. In 2010 this figure rose to 11 Small coppers at a time. Previously these fiercely territorial butterflies have only been seen singly.
Dragonflies have become more abundant and there are far more and a greater variety of day flying moths.