Conservation Evidence: Evidence Data

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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
Control scrub on farmland Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Create beetle banks Action Link	Unlikely to be beneficial	6	Synopsis Link
Create corn bunting plots Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Create open patches or strips in permanent grassland Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Create skylark plots for bird conservation Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	7	Synopsis Link
Create uncultivated margins around intensive arable or pasture fields for birds Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	8	Synopsis Link
Cross compliance standards for all subsidy payments Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Delay haying/mowing Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	5	Synopsis Link
Deter birds from landing on shellfish culture gear by suspending oyster bags under water Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	1	Synopsis Link
Deter birds from landing on shellfish culture gear using spikes on oyster cages Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	1	Synopsis Link
Disturb birds at roosts Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	5	Synopsis Link
Disturb birds using foot patrols Action Link	Unlikely to be beneficial	2	Synopsis Link
Employ areas of semi-natural habitat for rough grazing Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Exclude grazers from semi-natural habitats Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	11	Synopsis Link
Food labelling schemes relating to biodiversity-friendly farming Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Increase crop diversity to benefit birds Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Increase the proportion of natural/semi-natural vegetation in the farmed landscape Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	5	Synopsis Link
Increase water turbidity to reduce fish predation by birds Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Leave overwinter stubbles Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	14	Synopsis Link
Leave refuges in fields during harvest Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	2	Synopsis Link
Leave uncropped, cultivated margins or plots, including lapwing and stone curlew plots Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	9	Synopsis Link
Leave uncut rye grass in silage fields for birds Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	4	Synopsis Link
Leave unharvested cereal headlands within arable fields Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Maintain lowland heathland Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Maintain rush pastures Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link

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