
Overview
The South Downs Farmland Bird Initiative was launched to co-ordinate all of the good conservation work which farmers are doing across the downs, and to provide a one-stop shop for advice and information.
Farmland birds such as corn bunting, grey partridge and lapwing can be found in good numbers here and rare arable plants thrive in the light chalky soils. Fragments of chalk grassland support many butterflies such as the adonis blue, while brown hares are frequently seen in stubble fields and the resulting spring crops.
By linking up this work on a landscape scale and monitoring the results, together we can ensure a bright future for farmland wildlife on the South Downs.
Farmland birds such as corn bunting, grey partridge and lapwing can be found in good numbers here and rare arable plants thrive in the light chalky soils. Fragments of chalk grassland support many butterflies such as the adonis blue, while brown hares are frequently seen in stubble fields and the resulting spring crops.
By linking up this work on a landscape scale and monitoring the results, together we can ensure a bright future for farmland wildlife on the South Downs.