Minimise disturbance to wildlife habitats Hedgerows are not trimmed during the bird nesting season
Hedgerows are trimmed more often than every two or three years
Ditches are not cleared during the bird nesting season
Only one side of a ditch is cleared in any single year
Ditches are not moved or re-profiled
Do not cut ditch banks more than once every two or three years
Heather and grass moorland are not burnt outside the burning season
Heather and grass moorland are burnt outside the burning season