Case Study of Species-Rich Arable Field Margins 2027

Summary

The Saxon State Office for Environment, Agriculture and Geology is commissioning a 2027 case study of species-rich arable field margins, divided into three lots. The work includes contacting and surveying farmers, selecting and assessing study areas, recording species and habitat types along transects, entering and analysing data, mapping locations and GPS points in a geographic information system, taking photographs, and preparing interim information and a report. The lots cover 8, 12 and 16 study areas respectively, with 36, 54 and 72 transects and 44, 66 and 88 photographs respectively; work is scheduled from 1 May to 30 November 2027.