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Create beetle banks

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 4 Create beetle banks Synopsis Link

Restore or create grassland/savannas

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 4 Restore or create grassland/savannas Synopsis Link

Increase grazing intensity or cutting frequency on grassland

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 4 Increase grazing intensity or cutting frequency on grassland Synopsis Link

Change type of livestock grazing

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 4 Change type of livestock grazing 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

Encourage natural regeneration in former plantations or logged forest

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 3 Encourage natural regeneration in former plantations or logged forest Synopsis Link

Use prescribed fire to maintain or restore disturbance in forests

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 3 Use prescribed fire to maintain or restore disturbance in forests Synopsis Link

Translocate to establish populations outside of known range

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 3 Translocate to establish populations outside of known range Synopsis Link

Leave uncropped, cultivated margins or plots

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 3 Leave uncropped, cultivated margins or plots Synopsis Link

Restore or create habitat connectivity

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 3 Restore or create habitat connectivity Synopsis Link

Maintain or create bare ground

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 3 Maintain or create bare ground Synopsis Link

Change mowing regime on grassland

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

Restore or create wetlands and floodplains

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 3 Restore or create wetlands and floodplains 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

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

Retain connectivity between habitat patches

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

Change season/timing of prescribed burning

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

Leave some areas unburned during prescribed burning

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Leave some areas unburned during prescribed burning Synopsis Link

Mechanically remove mid-storey or ground vegetation to create fire breaks

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Mechanically remove mid-storey or ground vegetation to create fire breaks Synopsis Link

Stop using herbicides on pavements and road verges

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Stop using herbicides on pavements and road verges Synopsis Link

Maintain traditional orchards to benefit butterflies and moths

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Maintain traditional orchards to benefit butterflies and moths Synopsis Link

Manage vineyards to benefit butterflies and moths

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Manage vineyards to benefit butterflies and moths Synopsis Link

Increase crop diversity across a farm or farmed landscape

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Increase crop diversity across a farm or farmed landscape Synopsis Link
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Butterfly and Moth Conservation

Butterfly and Moth Conservation - Published 2022

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