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Butterflies are among the species to have benefited from the new habitat, according to the report
The Jordans Farm Partnerships provides incentives to farmers to conserve some of their land for nature leading to the creation of more than 4,000 hectares of wildlife habitat in the last five years, according to a new study
A pioneering farm partnership has created more than 4,000 hectares of wildlife habitat in the last five years, protecting endangered species and delivering a biodiverse-rich area the size of Oxford, a.
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The Jordans Farm Partnerships provides incentives to farmers to conserve some of their land for nature leading to the creation of more than 4,000 hectares of wildlife habitat in the last five years, according to a new study
New funds for farmers looking to conserve turtle doves
6 January 2021 |
The RSPB’s project will pilot a new way of funding habitat creation for farmland species
More than £300,000 has been made available to farmers in East Anglia looking to help with turtle dove conservation.
The conservation work is aimed at saving the critically endangered turtle dove, one of the UK’s most iconic farmland birds.
A new funding mechanism is being trialled to allocate a total of £320,000 to landowners providing feeding plots and other habitat improvements in Norfolk and Suffolk.
The RSPB’s project will pilot a new way of funding habitat creation for farmland species through ‘reverse auctions’ as part of the UK s new Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS).
Pink-footed geese feeding in a sugar beet field in north Norfolk
- Credit: David Lyles
Dwindling food sources are forcing thousands of pink-footed geese to feed on farm crops instead during their winter visits to Norfolk, said a leading farm conservationist.
The county hosts a third of the world s population of the migrating birds at this time of year, providing one of the region s great wildlife spectacles along the coast.
They enjoy eating sugar beet tops and will graze on harvested fields for up to 30 days after the crop has been gathered.
But modern farming methods are among the main reasons the birds are running out of food , said David Lyles, an award-winning farm conservationist based at Muckleton near Burnham Market, who is also a director of the National Nature Reserve at the Holkham Estate.