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Scrapes Scrapes are simple shallow excavations in ground with a seasonally high water table, and provide areas of standing water or wetland, according to seasonal fluctuations. They are invaluable for invertebrates, as well attracting amphibians and water fowl. Scrapes can vary in size from small depressions in rough grassland on farms or commons, to much...