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THE RURAL STEWARDSHIP SCHEME

26. Unharvested Crops

Aim: To encourage the practice of leaving areas of crop unharvested or partially harvested and left in stooks, in order to provide cover and feeding areas for birds.

Some BAP species that may benefit: Grey partridge, Skylark, Capercaillie, Black grouse.

Eligible sites: Arable or improved grassland in plots of up to 1 ha in size and totalling no more than 4 ha over the whole unit

Management Requirements:

Spring sow a cereal-based mixture including at least one legume species (other crops, e.g. linseed & brassicas, may be included in the mixture) and do not plough down until after 15 March the following year;

Sow a mixture of at least two crops, one of which must seed in the first year and one in the second. Plough in after 15 March following last seeding year.

For both options:

No application of pesticides.

Unharvested crop Photo: Ian Francis

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