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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Control scrub on farmland Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Create beetle banks Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 6 |
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Create corn bunting plots Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Create open patches or strips in permanent grassland Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Create skylark plots for bird conservation Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 7 |
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Create uncultivated margins around intensive arable or pasture fields for birds Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 8 |
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Cross compliance standards for all subsidy payments Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Delay haying/mowing Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 |
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Deter birds from landing on shellfish culture gear by suspending oyster bags under water Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 |
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Deter birds from landing on shellfish culture gear using spikes on oyster cages Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 |
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Disturb birds at roosts Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 |
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Disturb birds using foot patrols Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Employ areas of semi-natural habitat for rough grazing Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Exclude grazers from semi-natural habitats Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 11 |
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Food labelling schemes relating to biodiversity-friendly farming Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Increase crop diversity to benefit birds Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Increase the proportion of natural/semi-natural vegetation in the farmed landscape Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 |
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Increase water turbidity to reduce fish predation by birds Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Leave overwinter stubbles Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 14 |
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Leave refuges in fields during harvest Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Leave uncropped, cultivated margins or plots, including lapwing and stone curlew plots Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 9 |
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Leave uncut rye grass in silage fields for birds Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 |
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Leave unharvested cereal headlands within arable fields Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Maintain lowland heathland Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Maintain rush pastures Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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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.