Beetle banks

Beetle banks are raised banks that run across arable fields
They provide strips of grassy vegetation in an arable landscape that are not close to hedges. This seems to make them particularly beneficial to partridges and Skylark
We sow beetle banks with the same species-rich mix we use for grassy margins
Mowing and removal of cuttings is harder on sloping banks, but we try to do this when possible
Our beetle banks tend to be a mixture of short and rank vegetation and can be species rich