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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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Remove coarse fish

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Remove coarse fish Synopsis Link

Manage wild deer numbers

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Manage wild deer numbers Synopsis Link

Provide medicated grit for grouse

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 1 Provide medicated grit for grouse 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

Provide specialist advice, assistance preparing conservation plans

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Provide specialist advice, assistance preparing conservation plans Synopsis Link

Provide short grass for birds

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 1 Provide short grass for birds Synopsis Link

Manage hedgerows to benefit wildlife (includes no spray, gap-filling and laying)

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 20 Manage hedgerows to benefit wildlife (includes no spray, gap-filling and laying) Synopsis Link

Provide other resources for birds (water, sand for bathing)

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Provide other resources for birds (water, sand for bathing) Synopsis Link

Plant nettle strips

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Plant nettle strips Synopsis Link

Restore or create traditional water meadows

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 22 Restore or create traditional water meadows Synopsis Link

Provide buffer strips alongside water courses (rivers and streams)

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 7 Provide buffer strips alongside water courses (rivers and streams) Synopsis Link

Raise water levels in ditches or grassland

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 13 Raise water levels in ditches or grassland Synopsis Link

Remove flood defence banks to allow inundation

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Remove flood defence banks to allow inundation 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

Plant more than one crop per field (intercropping)

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 5 Plant more than one crop per field (intercropping) Synopsis Link

Reduce tillage

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 46 Reduce tillage Synopsis Link

Control scrub

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

Take field corners out of management

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 1 Take field corners out of management Synopsis Link

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

Provide 'sacrificial' grasslands to reduce the impact of wild geese on crops

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 6 Provide 'sacrificial' grasslands to reduce the impact of wild geese on crops Synopsis Link

Implement 'mosaic management', a Dutch agri-environment option

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 2 Implement 'mosaic management', a Dutch agri-environment option Synopsis Link

Sow rare or declining arable weeds

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Sow rare or declining arable weeds 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

Create rotational grass or clover leys

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

Leave uncut strips of rye grass on silage fields

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 6 Leave uncut strips of rye grass on silage fields Synopsis Link
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