Mentoring

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Create tiered buffer strips

Habitat Function Type of work
Open landscape
Living environment, Soil system
Creation of green / wildlife corridors

To preserve biodiversity and ensure ecological connectivity, buffer strips are established and maintained in open landscapes. These buffer strips also protect other ecosystems from agricultural pesticides and chemically synthesized mineral fertilizers. The recommended width of an open landscape buffer strip is an average of 5 meters, with an optimal range of 1-10 meters.

Description of the action

Leave low trees and shrubs growing in the buffer strips of the open landscape. In doing so, also encourage grasses and short grasses to form a stepped edge. An open landscape buffer strip can also be formed by a grassland-like community with mature grasses.

Why?

In buffer strips, leave some low trees (e.g., bird cherry, grey alder) and shrubs typical of edge habitats. The formation of a stepped edge in the buffer strip ensures habitats and movement corridors for various birds and mammals. Additionally, it provides diverse habitats for plants, fungi, and lichens. It is also advisable not to disturb the established turf in the buffer strip.