Actions to conserve biodiversity
We have summarised evidence from the scientific literature about the effects of actions to conserve wildlife and ecosystems.
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Action | Effectiveness | Studies | Category | |
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Support or maintain low intensity agricultural systems Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore or maintain dry stone walls Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce field size (or maintain small fields) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide supplementary food for birds or mammals Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 25 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide refuges during harvest or mowing Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide red squirrel feeders Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide otter holts Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide other resources for birds (water, sand for bathing) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide or retain set-aside areas in farmland Action Link |
Beneficial | 54 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide nest boxes for birds Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 10 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide nest boxes for bees (solitary bees or bumblebees) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 14 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide foraging perches (eg. for shrikes) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide badger gates Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect in-field trees (includes management such as pollarding and surgery) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant wild bird seed or cover mixture Action Link |
Beneficial | 49 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant new hedges Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant nectar flower mixture/wildflower strips Action Link |
Beneficial | 104 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant in-field trees (not farm woodland) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Plant grass buffer strips/margins around arable or pasture fields Action Link |
Beneficial | 69 | Synopsis Link | |
Pay farmers to cover the cost of conservation measures (as in agri-environment schemes) Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 47 | Synopsis Link | |
Mark bird nests during harvest or mowing Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Manage woodland edges to benefit widlife Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Manage the agricultural landscape to enhance floral resources Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Manage stone-faced hedge banks to benefit wildlife Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Manage hedgerows to benefit wildlife (includes no spray, gap-filling and laying) Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 20 | Synopsis Link |
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What are 'Individual studies' and 'Actions'?
Individual studies
An individual study is a summary of a specific scientific study, usually taken from a scientific journal, but also from other resources such as reports. It tells you the background context, the action(s) taken and their consequences.
If you want more detail please look at the original reference.
Actions
Each action page focuses on a particular action you could take to benefit wildlife or ecosystems.
It contains brief (150-200 word) descriptions of relevant studies (context, action(s) taken and their consequences) and one or more key messages.
Key messages show the extent and main conclusions of the available evidence. Using links within key messages, you can look at the paragraphs describing each study to get more detail. Each paragraph allows you to assess the quality of the evidence and how relevant it is to your situation.
Where we found no evidence, we have been unable to assess whether or not an intervention is effective or has any harmful impacts.