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We have summarised evidence from the scientific literature about the effects of actions to conserve wildlife and ecosystems.

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Provide foraging perches (eg. for shrikes)

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Provide foraging perches (eg. for shrikes) Synopsis Link

Introduce nest boxes stocked with solitary bees

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Introduce nest boxes stocked with solitary bees Synopsis Link

Provide red squirrel feeders

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Provide red squirrel feeders Synopsis Link

Provide otter holts

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Provide otter holts Synopsis Link

Provide badger gates

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Provide badger gates Synopsis Link

Use 1% barley in wheat crops for corn buntings

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use 1% barley in wheat crops for corn buntings Synopsis Link

Create corn bunting plots

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Create corn bunting plots Synopsis Link

Use new crop types to benefit wildlife (such as perennial cereal crops)

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use new crop types to benefit wildlife (such as perennial cereal crops) Synopsis Link

Manage short-rotation coppice to benefit wildlife (includes 8 m rides)

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Manage short-rotation coppice to benefit wildlife (includes 8 m rides) Synopsis Link

Maintain rush pastures

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Maintain rush pastures Synopsis Link

Plant brassica fodder crops (grazed in situ)

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Plant brassica fodder crops (grazed in situ) Synopsis Link

Maintain traditional farm buildings

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Maintain traditional farm buildings Synopsis Link

Provide bat boxes, bat grilles, improvements to roosts

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Provide bat boxes, bat grilles, improvements to roosts Synopsis Link

Buffer in-field ponds

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Buffer in-field ponds Synopsis Link

Manage land under power lines to benefit wildlife

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Manage land under power lines to benefit wildlife Synopsis Link

Avoid use of lead shot

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Avoid use of lead shot Synopsis Link

Use alerts to reduce grey partridge by-catch during shoots

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use alerts to reduce grey partridge by-catch during shoots Synopsis Link

Re-wet moorland

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Re-wet moorland Synopsis Link

Control grey squirrels

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Control grey squirrels Synopsis Link

Erect predator-proof fencing around important breeding sites for waders

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Erect predator-proof fencing around important breeding sites for waders Synopsis Link

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 specialist advice, assistance preparing conservation plans

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

Manage woodland edges to benefit widlife

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