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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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Use flashing lights to reduce mortality from artificial lights

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Use flashing lights to reduce mortality from artificial lights Synopsis Link

Create corn bunting plots

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

Use lights low in spectral red to reduce mortality from artificial lights

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Use lights low in spectral red to reduce mortality from artificial lights Synopsis Link

Plant cereals in wide-spaced rows

Action Link 		Likely to be ineffective or harmful 1 Plant cereals in wide-spaced rows Synopsis Link

Use volunteers to collect downed birds and rehabilitate them

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use volunteers to collect downed birds and rehabilitate them Synopsis Link

Create beetle banks

Action Link 		Unlikely to be beneficial 6 Create beetle banks Synopsis Link

Water nesting mounds to increase incubation success in malleefowl

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Water nesting mounds to increase incubation success in malleefowl Synopsis Link

Maintain species-rich, semi-natural grassland

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 2 Maintain species-rich, semi-natural grassland Synopsis Link

Replace nesting substrate following severe weather

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Replace nesting substrate following severe weather Synopsis Link

Reduce management intensity on permanent grasslands for birds

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 7 Reduce management intensity on permanent grasslands for birds Synopsis Link

Use artificial visual and auditory stimuli to induce breeding in wild populations

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Use artificial visual and auditory stimuli to induce breeding in wild populations Synopsis Link

Reduce grazing intensity

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 12 Reduce grazing intensity Synopsis Link

Rehabilitation of injured and treated birds

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 4 Rehabilitation of injured and treated birds Synopsis Link

Provide short grass for waders

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Provide short grass for waders Synopsis Link

Remove eggs from wild nests to increase reproductive output

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 3 Remove eggs from wild nests to increase reproductive output Synopsis Link

Raise mowing height on grasslands to benefit birds

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Raise mowing height on grasslands to benefit birds Synopsis Link

Provide artificial nesting sites for divers/loons

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 4 Provide artificial nesting sites for divers/loons Synopsis Link

Delay haying/mowing

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 5 Delay haying/mowing Synopsis Link

Provide artificial nesting sites for grebes

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Provide artificial nesting sites for grebes Synopsis Link

Leave uncut rye grass in silage fields for birds

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 4 Leave uncut rye grass in silage fields for birds Synopsis Link

Provide artificial nesting sites for ground and tree-nesting seabirds

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 11 Provide artificial nesting sites for ground and tree-nesting seabirds Synopsis Link

Plant cereals for whole crop silage

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 3 Plant cereals for whole crop silage Synopsis Link

Provide artificial nesting sites for burrow-nesting seabirds

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 14 Provide artificial nesting sites for burrow-nesting seabirds Synopsis Link

Maintain lowland heathland

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Maintain lowland heathland Synopsis Link

Provide artificial nesting sites for wildfowl

Action Link 		Beneficial 27 Provide artificial nesting sites for wildfowl Synopsis Link
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