Skylark plots are undrilled patches inwinter cereal fieldsThey have beenautumnsown cropsIf spring crops areconserve skylark numbers Skylark plots are undrilled patches created by briefly switching ID: 170347
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Andy Hay (rspb-images.com) Skylark plots are undrilled patches inwinter cereal fields.They have beenautumn-sown crops.If spring crops areconserve skylark numbers. Skylark plots are undrilled patches created by briefly switching off the drill when sowing winter cereals. BENEFITS FOR WILDLIFE RMING FOR WILDLIFE GUIDELINES OVERLEAFSkylark plots increase the number of chicks that skylarks can rear in winter cereals. inter cereal fields withskylark plots hold morenesting skylarks throughoutthe breeding season thanconventional cereal fields,especially late in the seasonwhen numbers in conventionalfields tail off as the cropbecomes taller and thicker.On average, nests in fieldsproduce more chicks than thosein conventional fields. Skylarkwith skylark plots are alsoheavier, suggesting that they are better fed and more likely to survive the winter. use them for foraging. In aconventional winter cereal field,April but, by June, more thanplace outside the field. Ifwinter crops, skylarks willstruggle to find sufficient food.However, in fields with twoskylark plots per hectare, theythe field throughout the season. RSPB regd charity no 207076 It is best to create skylark plots in fieldsthat are to be sown with winter cereals.The fields should be more than 5 ha in sizeby trees or adjacent woods are not suitableunless they are larger than 10 ha.Skylark plots are created by switching offthe drill (or lifting it up) to create undrilledpatches at least 3 m wide. Aim for each plotbelow indicates the ideal length for plotscreated with different drill widths. Atail-offof cereal grain in the plot after the drill hasbeen switched off or lifted up is to be expected.per hectare. They should not be connectedfrom field boundaries and telegraph poles.They should be at least 24 m from the edge ofthe field. Typical plots of 4 x 5 m will takeup less than half of 1% of the field area.No further action is necessary skylarkplots will receive the same sprays andfertiliser applicationsas the rest of the field.If you have concerns about difficult weeds,within the plot, you can control them usingrarely required in skylark plot trials. 223-0989-04-05 creation of skylark plots in England. You canof managing your farm for wildlife from: CREATION OF SKYLARK PLOTS Skylark plots are easilycreated by switching off the drill to createundrilled patches of atleast 3 m in length. Fields with two skylarkbeen shown to havesignificant benefits for skylarks. Skylark plots are anEntry Level Scheme. Agricultural Adviser, The RSPB, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 2DL.www.rspb.org.ukFarming and Wildlife AdvisoryGroup, NAC, Stoneleigh,Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 2RX. Tel: 02476 696699www.saffie.infoThe Game Conservancy Trust, Fordingbridge,Hampshire SP6 1EF. Drill width (m) Guidance on the ideal plot length inelation to the width of the drill 346 to 84 to 63 Plot length (m) A 25-hectare winter cereal field should ideally contain about 50 plotsscattered across it.The plots should not be within 24 metres of the field edgeor connected to the tramlines. The RSPB is the UK charity workingto secure a healthy environment forbirds and wildlife, helping to createa better world for us all.Dan Powell