The Machair - Corncrake Management

CONTENTS | RESOURCE DESCRIPTION | LAND USE | CONFLICTS AND SOLUTIONS

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CORNCRAKE MANAGEMENT

CONFLICTS AND SOLUTIONS > CONSERVATION > WILDLIFE

Corncrakes were once widespread across the British Isles but agricultural intensification has removed suitable nesting habitat.

Corncrakes are now a protected species and a range of environmental measures and designations have been put in place to reverse this decline.

The UK population has increased from 478 in 1993 to 1,067 calling males in 2004.

Corncrake are often heard but not seen (temporary picture)

Related topics: Conservation designations | Crop management | Rural development