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Actions to conserve biodiversity

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Restore or create wood pasture

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Restore or create wood pasture Synopsis Link

Restore/create species-rich, semi-natural grassland

Action Link 		Beneficial 71 Restore/create species-rich, semi-natural grassland Synopsis Link

Use scaring devices (eg. gas guns) and other deterrents to reduce persecution of native species

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 1 Use scaring devices (eg. gas guns) and other deterrents to reduce persecution of native species Synopsis Link

Use organic rather than mineral fertilizers

Action Link 		Beneficial 19 Use organic rather than mineral fertilizers Synopsis Link

Leave unharvested cereal headlands in arable fields

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Leave unharvested cereal headlands in arable fields Synopsis Link

Manage ditches to benefit wildlife

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 11 Manage ditches to benefit wildlife Synopsis Link

Maintain upland heath/moorland

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 17 Maintain upland heath/moorland Synopsis Link

Undersow spring cereals, with clover for example

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 18 Undersow spring cereals, with clover for example Synopsis Link

Provide supplementary food for birds or mammals

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 25 Provide supplementary food for birds or mammals Synopsis Link

Plant crops in spring rather than autumn

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 9 Plant crops in spring rather than autumn Synopsis Link

Maintain wood pasture and parkland

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Maintain wood pasture and parkland Synopsis Link

Raise mowing height on grasslands to benefit farmland wildlife

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 7 Raise mowing height on grasslands to benefit farmland wildlife Synopsis Link

Restore or create upland heath/moorland

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Restore or create upland heath/moorland Synopsis Link

Reduce fertilizer, pesticide or herbicide use generally

Action Link 		Beneficial 47 Reduce fertilizer, pesticide or herbicide use generally Synopsis Link

Create beetle banks

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

Manage woodland edges to benefit widlife

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Manage woodland edges to benefit widlife Synopsis Link

Leave headlands in fields unsprayed (conservation headlands)

Action Link 		Beneficial 57 Leave headlands in fields unsprayed (conservation headlands) Synopsis Link

Support or maintain low intensity agricultural systems

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Support or maintain low intensity agricultural systems Synopsis Link

Increase the proportion of semi-natural habitat in the farmed landscape

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 5 Increase the proportion of semi-natural habitat in the farmed landscape Synopsis Link

Make direct payments per clutch for farmland birds

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 3 Make direct payments per clutch for farmland birds Synopsis Link

Provide refuges during harvest or mowing

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 3 Provide refuges during harvest or mowing Synopsis Link

Mark bird nests during harvest or mowing

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Mark bird nests during harvest or mowing Synopsis Link

Plant cereals for whole crop silage

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 3 Plant cereals for whole crop silage 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

Manage heather by swiping to simulate burning

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Manage heather by swiping to simulate burning Synopsis Link
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