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Stocking levels in lowland grasslands managed for wildlife conservation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

F. W. Kirkham ,
A. M. Mole  and
S. M. Gardner
F. W. Kirkham*
Affiliation:
ADAS Preston, 15 Eastway Business Village, Oliver’s Place, Fulwood, Preston PR2 4WT, U.K.
A. M. Mole
Affiliation:
ADAS Preston, 15 Eastway Business Village, Oliver’s Place, Fulwood, Preston PR2 4WT, U.K.
S. M. Gardner
Affiliation:
ADAS Preston, 15 Eastway Business Village, Oliver’s Place, Fulwood, Preston PR2 4WT, U.K.
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Email: [email protected]
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Appropriate grazing management is essential to help maintain the wildlife conservation and biodiversity value of most semi-natural grasslands. Stocking requirements are influenced both by the specific sward requirements of the site and by factors such as climate, location, topography and soil wetness. A study, funded by the Countryside Council for Wales, English Nature, Scottish Natural Heritage and the Environment and Heritage Service for Northern Ireland, aimed to provide conservation site managers and agri-environment project officers with updated guidance on stocking levels. Current grazing prescriptions from all UK agri-environment schemes were also reviewed.

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Poster Presentations
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2005 , 2005 , pp. 233
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2005

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References

UK Biodiversity Steering Group, 1995. Biodiversity: the UK Steering Group Report, Vol. 2: Action Plans. HMSO, London.Google Scholar