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Read the case studies by clicking on the titles below. You can search for case studies on management of particular options or species by writing a key word or phrase in the search text box and it will find all case studies that mention that subject (e.g. ?conservation headlands?). If you wish to have a case study of management on your farm then email the relevant information to admin@farmwildlife.info.

Lowland wet grassland with shallow scrapes and channels (foot drains)

22/12/2009
Wet grassland restoration on this site has been achieved through the creation of shallow foot drains and scrapes using the RSPB's Rotary Ditcher. The resulting increase in breeding wader populations includes the first nesting redshank in the cherwell catchment since 1982.
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Late Cut Grass for Corn Buntings

19/10/2009
John Moir has successfully helped the corn buntings breeding on his mixed farm in Aberdeenshire by delaying cutting on his less productive grass fields used by nesting birds.
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Campaign for the Farmed Environment: Cultivated margins, Lincs

17/08/2009
Nicholas Watts has successfully used cultivated margins on his farm in the Lincolnshire Fens to boost insect food for birds. The diversity of wildlife on these margins is unparalleled by any other habitat on the farm.
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Campaign for the Farmed Environment: Wild flower margins, Lincolnshire

17/08/2009
Nicholas Watts has created and maintained flower-rich margins on his farm for 15 years, which he believes are a much better option for wildlife than the standard grass margins.
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Rush management and wet feature creation for breeding waders, Lancs

03/08/2009
Management to reduce rush cover and increase the wet features present on this site in Lancashire has benefitted lapwings, curlews, redshank and snipe. The improved grazing condition has also benefitted the economics of the livestock enterprise.
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Management of grass set-aside for wildlife, East Lothian

31/07/2009
An area of permanent set-aside has been managed by cultivating a third of the area each year on a 3-year rotation to increase the floristic diversity and wildlife benefits.
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Reversion of arable land to lowland wet grassland for breeding waders

15/05/2009
Chris Barnes reverts 40ha of unproductive arable land to wet grassland using Higher Level Stewardship and overcomes problems of poor grassland establishment to create an invertebrate-rich grassland that has immediately attracted high wintering numbers of waders and should attract breeding waders in the near future.
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Use of wild bird cover by seed-eating farmland birds in winter

25/02/2009
Provision of a seed crop for seed-eating birds on an RSPB farmed reserve managed primarily for breeding waders and wintering geese has turned up huge numbers of seed-eating birds adding another wildlife spectacle to this reserve in Dumfries and Galloway
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Comparing bird benefits of oilseed rape establishment methods

30/10/2008
Winter bird use of oilseed rape established by autocasting and non-inversion tillage were compared over two years on Grange Farm. The hypothesis was that autocasting made winter stubbles available through the winter. However, the results indicate that there is no significant difference. The possible reasons for this are that the oilseed rape rapidly grows up to prevent access to the seed within the stubble or that birds do not use it once the rape has grown up due to the predation risk. At present the decision on method of establishment for oilseed rape crops should be based on agronomic considerations, as for birds, there is no clear and consistent evidence that suggests one technique is more beneficial than the other.
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Using past practices for a better future

28/10/2008
Gwyn Thomas uses native breeds and trtaditional farming practices on his 321 ha hill farm in the Snowdonia National Park. Extensive grazing benefits ring ouzel on the moors and snipe in the wet grassland. Use of arable fodder crops benefits twite. He has also erected barn owl boxes and otter holts, as both occur on the farm.
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