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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

Undersow spring cereals, with clover for example

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Undersow spring cereals, with clover for example Synopsis Link

Manage woodland edges for maximum habitat heterogeneity

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Manage woodland edges for maximum habitat heterogeneity Synopsis Link

Raise cutting height on grasslands

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Raise cutting height on grasslands Synopsis Link

Use motor bar mowers rather than rotary mowers

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Use motor bar mowers rather than rotary mowers Synopsis Link

Establish “green infrastructure” in urban areas

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 1 Establish “green infrastructure” in urban areas Synopsis Link

Reduce the size of surface features when prospecting for or extracting underground products

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 1 Reduce the size of surface features when prospecting for or extracting underground products Synopsis Link

Provide training for land managers, farmers and farm advisers

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 1 Provide training for land managers, farmers and farm advisers Synopsis Link

Use infrastructure to reduce vehicle collision risk along roads

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 1 Use infrastructure to reduce vehicle collision risk along roads Synopsis Link

Retain or plant trees to act as windbreaks

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 1 Retain or plant trees to act as windbreaks Synopsis Link

Create or retain deadwood in forest management

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 1 Create or retain deadwood in forest management Synopsis Link

Re-plant native trees in logged areas

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 1 Re-plant native trees in logged areas Synopsis Link

Remove, control or exclude invertebrate herbivores

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 1 Remove, control or exclude invertebrate herbivores Synopsis Link

Provide buffer strips to reduce pesticide and nutrient run-off into margins, waterways and ponds

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 1 Provide buffer strips to reduce pesticide and nutrient run-off into margins, waterways and ponds Synopsis Link

Use genetically modified crops which produce pesticide to replace conventional pesticide application

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 1 Use genetically modified crops which produce pesticide to replace conventional pesticide application Synopsis Link

Stop using pesticides as seed dressings and sprays in flower beds and greenspace

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 1 Stop using pesticides as seed dressings and sprays in flower beds and greenspace Synopsis Link

Use low intensity lighting

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 1 Use low intensity lighting Synopsis Link

Use shielded “full cut-off” lights to remove outwards lighting

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 1 Use shielded “full cut-off” lights to remove outwards lighting Synopsis Link

Manage perennial bioenergy crops to benefit butterflies and moths

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 1 Manage perennial bioenergy crops to benefit butterflies and moths Synopsis Link

Grow native trees within perennial crop plantations

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 1 Grow native trees within perennial crop plantations Synopsis Link
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