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Add yellow rattle seed Rhinanthus minor to hay meadows

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Add yellow rattle seed <i>Rhinanthus minor</i> to hay meadows Synopsis Link

Apply 'cross compliance' environmental standards linked to all subsidy payments

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Apply 'cross compliance' environmental standards linked to all subsidy payments Synopsis Link

Avoid use of lead shot

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Avoid use of lead shot Synopsis Link

Buffer in-field ponds

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Buffer in-field ponds Synopsis Link

Connect areas of natural or semi-natural habitat

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 5 Connect areas of natural or semi-natural habitat Synopsis Link

Control bracken

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 2 Control bracken Synopsis Link

Control grey squirrels

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Control grey squirrels Synopsis Link

Control invasive non-native plants on farmland (such as Himalayan Balsam, Japanese knotweed)

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 2 Control invasive non-native plants on farmland (such as Himalayan Balsam, Japanese knotweed) Synopsis Link

Control mink

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 2 Control mink Synopsis Link

Control predatory mammals and birds (foxes, crows, stoats and weasels)

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 11 Control predatory mammals and birds (foxes, crows, stoats and weasels) Synopsis Link

Control scrub

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Control scrub Synopsis Link

Control weeds without damaging other plants in conservation areas

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 12 Control weeds without damaging other plants in conservation areas Synopsis Link

Convert or revert arable land to permanent grassland

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 8 Convert or revert arable land to permanent grassland Synopsis Link

Create beetle banks

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 24 Create beetle banks Synopsis Link

Create corn bunting plots

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Create corn bunting plots Synopsis Link

Create open patches or strips in permanent grassland

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 2 Create open patches or strips in permanent grassland Synopsis Link

Create rotational grass or clover leys

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 3 Create rotational grass or clover leys Synopsis Link

Create scrapes and pools

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 6 Create scrapes and pools Synopsis Link

Create skylark plots

Action Link 		Beneficial 11 Create skylark plots Synopsis Link

Create uncultivated margins around intensive arable or pasture fields

Action Link 		Beneficial 49 Create uncultivated margins around intensive arable or pasture fields Synopsis Link

Delay mowing or first grazing date on pasture or grassland

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 15 Delay mowing or first grazing date on pasture or grassland Synopsis Link

Employ areas of semi-natural habitat for rough grazing (includes salt marsh, lowland heath, bog, fen)

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 8 Employ areas of semi-natural habitat for rough grazing (includes salt marsh, lowland heath, bog, fen) Synopsis Link

Enforce legislation to protect birds against persecution

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Enforce legislation to protect birds against persecution Synopsis Link

Erect predator-proof fencing around important breeding sites for waders

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Erect predator-proof fencing around important breeding sites for waders Synopsis Link

Exclude livestock from semi-natural habitat (including woodland)

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 8 Exclude livestock from semi-natural habitat (including woodland) Synopsis Link
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