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Solar farms managed for nature could increase benefits for wildlife – study

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A study suggests that solar farms with a mix of habitats provide more value for nature than arable and extensively managed solar farm land. Solar farms managed with nature in mind across arable-dominated landscapes could increase benefits for birds and other wildlife, a study suggests. Research from the RSPB and the University of Cambridge, published on Wednesday in the journal Bird Study, explored two types of solar farms in the East Anglian Fe…

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feddit.uk

Well-managed solar farms can boost wildlife - Cambridge study

submitted by GreyShuck to nature17 points | 0 commentshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2l049zkvezoA new study has found well-managed solar farms can make an important contribution to nature as well as “provide relief from the effects of agricultural intensification”. The report, from the RSPB and the University of Cambridge, was published on Wednesday in the journal Bird Study and looked at two types of solar farms in the East Anglian Fens. …

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Study: Solar farms could help boost numbers of birds and wildlife

New study by the RSPB and the University of Cambridge suggests that where renewable energy projects are managed to deliver nature benefits they can result in more biodiversity than arable farming-dominated landscapes

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Solar farms managed for nature can benefit bird abundance and diversity

A new study has shown that solar farms could provide biodiversity benefits in arable dominated landscapes, especially when managed with nature in mind, potentially making them an important part of the UK’s land use mix needed to address the climate and nature crisis.

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RSPB press release – Solar farm benefits for wildlife – Mark Avery

Solar farms managed for nature can benefit bird abundance and diversity Photo: Josh Copping A new study by the RSPB and the University of Cambridge has shown that solar farms managed for nature could benefit birds and other wildlife. Managed correctly this much-needed renewable energy infrastructure could provide biodiversity benefits in arable-dominated landscapes. With recent debate about the future of UK land use, and the many competi…

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