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Maintain or restore traditional water meadows and bogs

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 5 Maintain or restore traditional water meadows and bogs Synopsis Link

Reduce field size (or maintain small fields)

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 5 Reduce field size (or maintain small fields) Synopsis Link

Practise ‘wildlife gardening’

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 4 Practise ‘wildlife gardening’ Synopsis Link

Restore or create new habitats after mining and quarrying

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 4 Restore or create new habitats after mining and quarrying Synopsis Link

Use selective or reduced impact logging instead of conventional logging

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 4 Use selective or reduced impact logging instead of conventional logging Synopsis Link

Encourage natural regeneration in former plantations or logged forest

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 4 Encourage natural regeneration in former plantations or logged forest Synopsis Link

Translocate to establish populations outside of known range

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 4 Translocate to establish populations outside of known range Synopsis Link

Leave uncropped, cultivated margins or plots

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 4 Leave uncropped, cultivated margins or plots Synopsis Link

Create beetle banks

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 4 Create beetle banks Synopsis Link

Maintain or create bare ground

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 4 Maintain or create bare ground Synopsis Link

Change type of livestock grazing

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 4 Change type of livestock grazing Synopsis Link

Retain connectivity between habitat patches

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 3 Retain connectivity between habitat patches Synopsis Link

Harvest groups of trees or use thinning instead of clearcutting

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 3 Harvest groups of trees or use thinning instead of clearcutting Synopsis Link

Use shelterwood harvesting instead of clearcutting

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 3 Use shelterwood harvesting instead of clearcutting Synopsis Link

Produce coffee in shaded plantations

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 3 Produce coffee in shaded plantations Synopsis Link

Change mowing regime on grassland

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 3 Change mowing regime on grassland Synopsis Link

Manage heathland by cutting

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 3 Manage heathland by cutting Synopsis Link

Restore or create heathland/shrubland

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 3 Restore or create heathland/shrubland Synopsis Link

Manage wetlands or ponds by grazing or cutting to prevent succession

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 3 Manage wetlands or ponds by grazing or cutting to prevent succession Synopsis Link

Restore or create wetlands and floodplains

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 3 Restore or create wetlands and floodplains Synopsis Link

Use mixed stocking

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 3 Use mixed stocking Synopsis Link

Maintain upland heath/moorland

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 3 Maintain upland heath/moorland Synopsis Link

Protect greenfield sites or undeveloped land in urban areas

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Protect greenfield sites or undeveloped land in urban areas Synopsis Link

Apply ecological compensation for developments

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 2 Apply ecological compensation for developments Synopsis Link

Change season/timing of prescribed burning

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Change season/timing of prescribed burning Synopsis Link
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