Conservation Advice: Farmland Plants

Wildlife Trusts information on British Plants
brief description and habitat of British species

Wildlife Trusts information on British Trees
brief description and habitat of British trees

Conservation Advice: Farmland Wildlife

Nature on the map
Find out about wildlife in your area by entering your postcode on this site

The Farmers Conservation Group (TFCG)
Calling all Farmers and Advisors with an interest in making the most of farmland habitats for all farmland wildlife species including game: join your local discussion group and benefit from topping up your own knowledge, this winter focusing on farmland bird identification and ELS habitat management skills for farmers.

Conservation Advice: general

FWAG information sheets

advice on arable ditches and dykes, archaeology, barn owls, crop protection management plans, cultivation, butterflies, farm ponds, farm waste, farm woodland, feeding farmland birds in winter, fertilisers and manures, field and hedgerow trees, field margins (arable and grassland), game and songbirds, hedge management, hedge planting, invertebrates, making new ponds, manure management plans, moths, nutrient management plans, permanent grassland, orchards, woodland, root crops, scrub, set-aside, soil management plans, veteran trees, water management plans, wet grassland, wild plants, wildlife-rich grassland

Grazing Animals Project
The Grazing Animals Project (GAP) helps land managers to get the right level of grazing on wildlife sites. It is part of the Forum for the Application of Conservation Techniques (FACT).

SAC agri-environment case studies in Scotland
Practical habitat management case studies including species-rich grassland, wetland management, woodland management, scrub, water margins, coastal heath, hedges and grass margins

Conservation Advice: on-farm advice

Devon Wildlife Trust wildlife advice service
Devon wildlife Trust currently has three projects around the county that provide free advice to landowners on how to manage their holdings for the benefit of wildlife.

Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG)
FWAG website and local contacts

GCT Advisory Services: practical game management and conservation plans

advice on designing and enhancing woodlands, game bird rearing and releasing, feeding game, predation control, managing woodland deer, disease prevention in game stocks, pond and wetland creation for waterfowl, stewardship schemes, seed crops for wintering birds, reducing pesticides for flowers and butterflies, hedgerow and field boundary management, trout stream restoration, and best use of set-aside