Project Sponsor: Broom's Barn and British Trust for Ornithology
Project Summary
A crucial part of the year for birds is winter, when resources are low, and survival difficult. Inclusion of a spring-sown crop such as sugar beet, predominantly preceded by cereals, can play an important role in supporting some farmland bird populations. Therefore this study by the British Trust for Ornithology and Broom’s Barn Research Centre investigated the potential for beet, beet stubbles and cultivated and uncultivated cereals to provide food for birds. The project considered both plants and seeds (from volunteers or weeds) and invertebrates.
Main Objectives
A crucial part of the year for birds is winter, when resources are low, and survival difficult. Inclusion of a spring-sown crop such as sugar beet, predominantly preceded by cereals, can play an important role in supporting some farmland bird populations. Therefore this study by the British Trust for Ornithology and Broom’s Barn Research Centre investigated the potential for beet, beet stubbles and cultivated and uncultivated cereals to provide food for birds. The project considered both plants and seeds (from volunteers or weeds) and invertebrates.
