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Pay farmers to cover the costs of conservation measures (as in agri-environment schemes or conservation incentives)

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 30 Pay farmers to cover the costs of conservation measures (as in agri-environment schemes or conservation incentives) Synopsis Link

Plant grass buffer strips/margins around arable or pasture fields

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 24 Plant grass buffer strips/margins around arable or pasture fields Synopsis Link

Cease grazing on grassland to allow early succession

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 22 Cease grazing on grassland to allow early succession Synopsis Link

Plant nectar flower mixture/wildflower strips

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 21 Plant nectar flower mixture/wildflower strips Synopsis Link

Maintain species-rich, semi-natural grassland

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 19 Maintain species-rich, semi-natural grassland Synopsis Link

Cease mowing on grassland to allow early succession

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 15 Cease mowing on grassland to allow early succession Synopsis Link

Manage hedgerows to benefit wildlife (e.g. no spray, gap-filling and laying)

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 15 Manage hedgerows to benefit wildlife (e.g. no spray, gap-filling and laying) Synopsis Link

Use rotational burning

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 13 Use rotational burning Synopsis Link

Rear declining species in captivity

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 13 Rear declining species in captivity Synopsis Link

Translocate to re-establish populations in known or believed former range

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 12 Translocate to re-establish populations in known or believed former range Synopsis Link

Reduce management intensity on permanent grasslands (several interventions at once)

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 12 Reduce management intensity on permanent grasslands (several interventions at once) Synopsis Link

Release captive-bred individuals to the wild

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 11 Release captive-bred individuals to the wild Synopsis Link

Replant native vegetation

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 11 Replant native vegetation Synopsis Link

Reduce grazing intensity on grassland by reducing stocking density

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 11 Reduce grazing intensity on grassland by reducing stocking density Synopsis Link

Remove, control or exclude vertebrate herbivores

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 10 Remove, control or exclude vertebrate herbivores Synopsis Link

Reduce fertilizer, pesticide or herbicide use generally

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 10 Reduce fertilizer, pesticide or herbicide use generally Synopsis Link

Increase the proportion of natural or semi‐natural habitat in the farmed landscape

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 10 Increase the proportion of natural or semi‐natural habitat in the farmed landscape Synopsis Link

Restore arable land to permanent grassland

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

Use rotational mowing

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 10 Use rotational mowing Synopsis Link

Use prescribed fire to maintain or restore disturbance in grasslands or other open habitats

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 9 Use prescribed fire to maintain or restore disturbance in grasslands or other open habitats Synopsis Link

Convert to organic farming

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 9 Convert to organic farming 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

Provide or retain set‐aside areas in farmland

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 9 Provide or retain set‐aside areas in farmland Synopsis Link

Create uncultivated margins around intensive arable or pasture fields

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 9 Create uncultivated margins around intensive arable or pasture fields Synopsis Link

Legally protect habitat

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 9 Legally protect habitat Synopsis Link
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