Conservation Evidence: Evidence Data

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We have summarised evidence from the scientific literature about the effects of actions to conserve wildlife and ecosystems.

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Action	Effectiveness	Studies	Category
Make direct payments per clutch for farmland birds Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	3	Synopsis Link
Provide refuges during harvest or mowing Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	3	Synopsis Link
Plant cereals for whole crop silage Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	3	Synopsis Link
Create rotational grass or clover leys Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	3	Synopsis Link
Maintain traditional orchards Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	3	Synopsis Link
Enforce legislation to protect birds against persecution Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	2	Synopsis Link
Control invasive non-native plants on farmland (such as Himalayan Balsam, Japanese knotweed) Action Link	Evidence not assessed	2	Synopsis Link
Control bracken Action Link	Evidence not assessed	2	Synopsis Link
Control mink Action Link	Evidence not assessed	2	Synopsis Link
Protect individual nests of ground-nesting birds Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	2	Synopsis Link
Remove flood defence banks to allow inundation Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	2	Synopsis Link
*Add yellow rattle seed Rhinanthus minor* to hay meadows** Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	2	Synopsis Link
Implement 'mosaic management', a Dutch agri-environment option Action Link	Evidence not assessed	2	Synopsis Link
Manage heather, gorse or grass by burning Action Link	Awaiting assessment	2	Synopsis Link
Create open patches or strips in permanent grassland Action Link	Evidence not assessed	2	Synopsis Link
Restrict certain pesticides Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	2	Synopsis Link
Sow rare or declining arable weeds Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	2	Synopsis Link
Restore or create wood pasture Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	2	Synopsis Link
Restore or create upland heath/moorland Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	2	Synopsis Link
Use mixed stocking Action Link	Evidence not assessed	1	Synopsis Link
Make selective use of spring herbicides Action Link	Evidence not assessed	1	Synopsis Link
Provide medicated grit for grouse Action Link	Evidence not assessed	1	Synopsis Link
Provide training for land managers, farmers and farm advisers Action Link	Evidence not assessed	1	Synopsis Link
Provide short grass for birds Action Link	Evidence not assessed	1	Synopsis Link
Provide other resources for birds (water, sand for bathing) Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link

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