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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Manage short-rotation coppice to benefit wildlife (includes 8 m rides) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Manage stone-faced hedge banks to benefit wildlife Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Manage the agricultural landscape to enhance floral resources Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Manage wild deer numbers Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Manage woodland edges to benefit widlife Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Mark bird nests during harvest or mowing Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Mark fencing to avoid bird mortality Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Pay farmers to cover the cost of conservation measures (as in agri-environment schemes) Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 47 |
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Plant brassica fodder crops (grazed in situ) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Plant cereals for whole crop silage Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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Plant cereals in wide-spaced rows Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 |
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Plant crops in spring rather than autumn Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 9 |
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Plant grass buffer strips/margins around arable or pasture fields Action Link |
Beneficial | 69 |
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Plant in-field trees (not farm woodland) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Plant more than one crop per field (intercropping) Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 5 |
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Plant nectar flower mixture/wildflower strips Action Link |
Beneficial | 104 |
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Plant nettle strips Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Plant new hedges Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 8 |
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Plant wild bird seed or cover mixture Action Link |
Beneficial | 49 |
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Protect in-field trees (includes management such as pollarding and surgery) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Protect individual nests of ground-nesting birds Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Provide 'sacrificial' grasslands to reduce the impact of wild geese on crops Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 6 |
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Provide badger gates Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Provide bat boxes, bat grilles, improvements to roosts Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Provide buffer strips alongside water courses (rivers and streams) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 7 |
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Farmland Conservation - Published 2013
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What are 'Individual studies' and 'Actions'?
Individual studies
An individual study is a summary of a specific scientific study, usually taken from a scientific journal, but also from other resources such as reports. It tells you the background context, the action(s) taken and their consequences.
If you want more detail please look at the original reference.
Actions
Each action page focuses on a particular action you could take to benefit wildlife or ecosystems.
It contains brief (150-200 word) descriptions of relevant studies (context, action(s) taken and their consequences) and one or more key messages.
Key messages show the extent and main conclusions of the available evidence. Using links within key messages, you can look at the paragraphs describing each study to get more detail. Each paragraph allows you to assess the quality of the evidence and how relevant it is to your situation.
Where we found no evidence, we have been unable to assess whether or not an intervention is effective or has any harmful impacts.