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Shoots managing for grey partridge can provide amazing benefits for a wide range of species. Getting their breeding habitat right is a key step on the way.
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Shoots managing for grey partridge can provide amazing benefits for a wide range of species. Getting their breeding habitat right is a key step on the way.

Hedgerows can be ancient, remnants of forest left after the first farmers cleared areas for  cropping, or they can have developed or been planted at any point since then. They can vary hugely but if managed correctly they can have enormous value for game and wildlife. Key management points Hedgerows vary greatly depending on local

Grey partridge are small, rotund gamebirds with short wings and short, reddish-brown tails. Populations have declined massively and they are only found in good numbers where land is managed specifically for them.