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Manage vineyards to benefit butterflies and moths

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Manage vineyards to benefit butterflies and moths Synopsis Link

Grow native trees within perennial crop plantations

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 1 Grow native trees within perennial crop plantations Synopsis Link

Increase crop diversity across a farm or farmed landscape

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Increase crop diversity across a farm or farmed landscape Synopsis Link

Leave uncropped, cultivated margins or plots

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 4 Leave uncropped, cultivated margins or plots Synopsis Link

Leave unharvested crop headlands within arable fields

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 1 Leave unharvested crop headlands within arable fields Synopsis Link

Plant crops in spring rather than autumn

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Plant crops in spring rather than autumn Synopsis Link

Undersow spring cereals, with clover for example

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Undersow spring cereals, with clover for example Synopsis Link

Create beetle banks

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 4 Create beetle banks Synopsis Link

Manage rice field banks to benefit butterflies and moths

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 1 Manage rice field banks to benefit butterflies and moths Synopsis Link

Restore arable land to permanent grassland

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 10 Restore arable land to permanent grassland Synopsis Link

Plant wild bird seed or cover mixture

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 7 Plant wild bird seed or cover mixture Synopsis Link

Produce coffee in shaded plantations

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 3 Produce coffee in shaded plantations Synopsis Link

Plant nectar flower mixture/wildflower strips

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 23 Plant nectar flower mixture/wildflower strips Synopsis Link

Replant native vegetation

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 11 Replant native vegetation Synopsis Link

Restore or create habitat connectivity

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 6 Restore or create habitat connectivity Synopsis Link

Maintain or create bare ground

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 4 Maintain or create bare ground Synopsis Link

Restore or create forest or woodland

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 10 Restore or create forest or woodland Synopsis Link

Replace non-native species of tree/shrub with native species

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 1 Replace non-native species of tree/shrub with native species Synopsis Link

Clear or open patches in forests

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 14 Clear or open patches in forests Synopsis Link

Coppice woodland

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 10 Coppice woodland Synopsis Link

Thin trees within forests

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 6 Thin trees within forests Synopsis Link

Create young plantations within mature woodland

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 1 Create young plantations within mature woodland Synopsis Link

Manage woodland edges for maximum habitat heterogeneity

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Manage woodland edges for maximum habitat heterogeneity Synopsis Link

Restore or create grassland/savannas

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 6 Restore or create grassland/savannas Synopsis Link

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

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 9 Employ areas of semi-natural habitat for rough grazing (includes salt marsh, lowland heath, bog, fen) Synopsis Link
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