Right habitat boosts partridges in Suffolk

摘要

Grey partridges are getting all the help they need at Wyken Hall Estate in Suffolk, but their conservation is proving to be a challenge. Agri-environment schemes occupy 53ha of the 443ha at Wyken Hall, Stanton, near Bury St Edmunds, but the provisionof suitable habitats is not the only thing working in the birds' favour. A varied rotation, which includes spring crops and roots, together with predator control for six months of the year and some winter feeding, mean that the partridge is being given assistance at every stage of its life cycle.