Wader scrapes can help to create additional flood storage in floodplains, and so may be eligible for natural flood management grants. Wetland birds such as Snipe and Lapwing benefit hugely from wader scrapes © Dave Kilby

Nov 4, 2021 · Temporary pools and scrapes hold water for periods of the year, but dry out in most years. Prior to extensive land drainage, it is likely that temporary ponds were a much more common part of the landscape, particularly in semi-natural habitats such as grassland.

A wader scrape on your land can provide invaluable food and refuges for a wide range of wetland wildlife including breeding wading birds. Wader scrapes are a form of temporary pond. Temporary ponds and 'splash flooding' can be as important for wildlife as permanent water or ponds.

Jul 1, 2021 · This might be the creation of new wader scrapes or features like gravel heaps for oystercatcher nests, but it could also cover collaborative projects which allow multiple farmers to work together on issues like predator control or holding training events on wader friendly farming.

Apr 2, 2015 · Scrapes provide areas of bare ground, which are designed to hold water in wet habitats or provide early successional areas in dry habitats. Gutters provide shallow channels to hold or transport...

Wader scrapes are shallow depressions that are constructed in fields to benefit wading birds. They are designed so that they hold water for only part of the year.

A wader scrape is an open area of shallow water with shingle and sand islands. It’s an insect-rich habitat that’s ideal for breeding waders in the summer and migrating waterfowl in the winter. So there’s always something exciting to see!

Wader Scrapes Objective: To create opportunities for waders to feed and to support aquatic insects through the creation of small, shallow, and often seasonal pools. Background: Small, seasonal pools support a wide range of invertebrates and provide feeding opportunities for waders and other bird species alike.

Scrapes are shallow depressions with gently sloping edges, which will hold water during spring and early summer when waders are nesting and rearing chicks. You can undertake this item on any grassland. You must identify on a map the locations of all proposed wader scrapes.

Aug 22, 2023 · Wader Scrapes. Of all farmland birds, waders are among those experiencing the steepest declines. For some species this is masked by the influx of migratory birds during the winter. The breeding populations of Curlew, Redshank, Lapwing and Golden Plover are exhibiting worrying declines.