status: Active
Clyde Valley Waders
Investigating the aspects that makes farms successful or unsuccessful for breeding waders
Show MoreThis group's objective are
• To investigate common themes and farming practices on farms where breeding farmland wader populations are high.
• Identify the soil pH and condition and farming systems of the preferred breeding sites for waders
• Look to find what needs to change in areas where wader populations are low to encourage breeding waders
Whilst survey work and farmer meetings on this subject have existed, this project takes an innovative approach by taking existing work further through investigation of more than just topography and geography, but comparing soil type, structure and pH combined with other farming practices.