Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Linnets are a seed-eating bird whose habitats include grassland, farmland and heathland. Though widely distributed across the UK, their numbers have fallen in recent decades. Abundance of the common linnet more than doubled at Hillesden arable farm during our 10-year study of the effects of agri-environment scheme (AES) implementation.
Our monitoring at Hillesden revealed that populations of all bird species increased by a third in 2006-2016 compared to an average of just under 13 per cent at other comparable sites without AES. Despite the loss of agricultural land for habitat creation, yields at Hillesden didn't suffer.
ceh.ac.uk/press/agri-environment-measures-boost-wildlife-populations-long-term-farm-study
#wildlife #birds #farming #food #biodiversity #sustainability #naturefriendlyfarming
Linnets are a seed-eating bird whose habitats include grassland, farmland and heathland. Though widely distributed across the UK, their numbers have fallen in recent decades. Abundance of the common linnet more than doubled at Hillesden arable farm during our 10-year study of the effects of agri-environment scheme (AES) implementation.
Our monitoring at Hillesden revealed that populations of all bird species increased by a third in 2006-2016 compared to an average of just under 13 per cent at other comparable sites without AES. Despite the loss of agricultural land for habitat creation, yields at Hillesden didn't suffer.
ceh.ac.uk/press/agri-environment-measures-boost-wildlife-populations-long-term-farm-study
#wildlife #birds #farming #food #biodiversity #sustainability #naturefriendlyfarming
