B. Annotated table of measures Measure from the list Extent Explanation CA02 Restore small landscape features Locally Restoration of ditches and wet features within fields (e.g. on agricultural land prevalent in shallow pools or ‘wader scrapes’). CA05 Adapt mowing, grazing and focal areas of Management of cutting regimes and livestock densities to species recovery other equivalent agricultural activities minimise nest losses/trampling and overgrazing in some programme, but areas, but increase cutting/grazing in others where also in others vegetation height, density and/or homogeneity has where suitable become unsuitable for nesting N. a. arquata. CA15 Manage drainage and irrigation Reducing or avoiding drainage of agricultural grasslands operations and infrastructures in (and peatland). options permit agriculture CI05 Management of problematic Undertaken Control of generalist predators can result in local native species relatively locally increases in nesting success (and N. a. arquata (e.g. recovery abundance). Also some trials of predator-exclusion project areas) for fences around nest sites. N. a. arquata (but potential ‘incidental’ benefits where occurs for other purposes) CN02 Implement climate change Relatively Re-vegetating bare peat and blocking drainage ditches – adaptation measures localised as part of a climate change adaptation strategy for upland heath and bog habitats can also improve peatland – quality and increase invertebrate resources for upland breeding waders, such as N. a. arquata.
B. Annotated table of measures Measure from the list Extent Explanation CA02 Restore small landscape features on agricultural land Locally prevalent in focal areas of species recovery programme, but also in others where suitable options permit Restoration of ditches and wet features within fields (e.g. shallow pools or ‘wader scrapes’). CA05 Adapt mowing, grazing and other equivalent agricultural activities Management of cutting regimes and livestock densities to minimise nest losses/trampling and overgrazing in some areas, but increase cutting/grazing in others where vegetation height, density and/or homogeneity has become unsuitable for nesting N. a. arquata. CA15 Manage drainage and irrigation operations and infrastructures in agriculture Reducing or avoiding drainage of agricultural grasslands (and peatland). CI05 Management of problematic native species Undertaken relatively locally (e.g. recovery project areas) for N. a. arquata (but potential ‘incidental’ benefits where occurs for other purposes) Control of generalist predators can result in local increases in N. a. arquata nesting success (and abundance). Also some trials of predator-exclusion fences around nest sites. CN02 Implement climate change adaptation measures Relatively localised Re-vegetating bare peat and blocking drainage ditches – as part of a climate change adaptation strategy for upland heath and bog habitats – can also improve peatland quality and increase invertebrate resources for upland breeding waders, such as N. a. arquata.
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