Helping bird species

Lapwings can be found on all types of farmland, but they are more scarce in purely arable or intensive grassland systems...

Linnets are found wherever there is a plentiful supply of seeds throughout the year. They also need thick hedgerow and s...

The Redshank breeds on wet grasslands on upland and lowland farms and on saltmarshes.

The Tree Sparrow is generally found on lowland farmland with arable or mixed farming.

The Snipe breeds in wet flushes on moorland, damp pasture and at the edges of watercourses.

The yellow wagtail is a summer visitor, arriving in April and leaving in September to winter in sub-Saharan Africa.

The Song Thrush is associated with thick hedgerows, native woodland and damp ground, especially grazed pasture.

Once a common bird of farmland in Southern England, Cirl Buntings were almost lost from the UK during the 20th century.

Ring Ouzels breed on moorland and often use in-bye grassland for feeding.