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Use rotational mowing

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 10 Use rotational mowing Synopsis Link

Delay cutting or first grazing date on grasslands to create variation in sward height

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 7 Delay cutting or first grazing date on grasslands to create variation in sward height 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

Mark the location of webs or caterpillars before mowing

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 1 Mark the location of webs or caterpillars before mowing Synopsis Link

Maintain or restore traditional water meadows and bogs

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

Maintain or restore native wood pasture and parkland

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Maintain or restore native wood pasture and parkland Synopsis Link

Maintain upland heath/moorland

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

Reduce field size (or maintain small fields)

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

Manage hedgerows to benefit wildlife (e.g. no spray, gap-filling and laying)

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 15 Manage hedgerows to benefit wildlife (e.g. no spray, gap-filling and laying) Synopsis Link

Plant new hedges

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 7 Plant new hedges Synopsis Link

Manage ditches to benefit butterflies and moths

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Manage ditches to benefit butterflies and moths Synopsis Link

Protect in-field trees

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Protect in-field trees Synopsis Link

Plant in-field trees (e.g. copses)

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Plant in-field trees (e.g. copses) Synopsis Link

Provide or retain set‐aside areas in farmland

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 9 Provide or retain set‐aside areas in farmland Synopsis Link

Create uncultivated margins around intensive arable or pasture fields

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 9 Create uncultivated margins around intensive arable or pasture fields Synopsis Link

Plant grass buffer strips/margins around arable or pasture fields

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 24 Plant grass buffer strips/margins around arable or pasture fields Synopsis Link

Plant more than one crop per field (intercropping)

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Plant more than one crop per field (intercropping) Synopsis Link

Legally protect habitat

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 9 Legally protect habitat Synopsis Link

Retain connectivity between habitat patches

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

Retain buffer zones around core habitat

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Retain buffer zones around core habitat Synopsis Link

Practise ‘wildlife gardening’

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Practise ‘wildlife gardening’ Synopsis Link

Protect or restore brownfield or ex-industrial sites

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Protect or restore brownfield or ex-industrial sites 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

Establish “green infrastructure” in urban areas

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