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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Leave unharvested cereal headlands in arable fields Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Maintain upland heath/moorland Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 17 |
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Provide supplementary food for birds or mammals Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 25 |
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Maintain wood pasture and parkland Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Restore or create upland heath/moorland Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Create beetle banks Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 24 |
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Leave headlands in fields unsprayed (conservation headlands) Action Link |
Beneficial | 57 |
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Reduce chemical inputs in grassland management Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 18 |
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Leave overwinter stubbles Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 20 |
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Maintain traditional water meadows (includes management for breeding and/or wintering waders/waterfowl) Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 8 |
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Employ areas of semi-natural habitat for rough grazing (includes salt marsh, lowland heath, bog, fen) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 8 |
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Use mowing techniques to reduce mortality Action Link |
Beneficial | 8 |
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Control predatory mammals and birds (foxes, crows, stoats and weasels) Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 11 |
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Pay farmers to cover the cost of conservation measures (as in agri-environment schemes) Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 47 |
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Restore or create traditional orchards Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Maintain species-rich, semi-natural grassland Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 22 |
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Maintain traditional orchards Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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Reduce grazing intensity on grassland (including seasonal removal of livestock) Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 30 |
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Mark fencing to avoid bird mortality Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Farmland Conservation - Published 2013
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What are 'Individual studies' and 'Actions'?
Individual studies
An individual study is a summary of a specific scientific study, usually taken from a scientific journal, but also from other resources such as reports. It tells you the background context, the action(s) taken and their consequences.
If you want more detail please look at the original reference.
Actions
Each action page focuses on a particular action you could take to benefit wildlife or ecosystems.
It contains brief (150-200 word) descriptions of relevant studies (context, action(s) taken and their consequences) and one or more key messages.
Key messages show the extent and main conclusions of the available evidence. Using links within key messages, you can look at the paragraphs describing each study to get more detail. Each paragraph allows you to assess the quality of the evidence and how relevant it is to your situation.
Where we found no evidence, we have been unable to assess whether or not an intervention is effective or has any harmful impacts.