Life Læsø
Protecting and conserving open habitats and species on Læsø
| Project type |
EU Life and Natura 2000 |
| Period |
2012-2017 |
| Status |
Ongoing |
| Partners |
EU Life and Læsø kommune |
| Financing |
16 million dkkr - EU Life is financing 50%
|
Natura 2000 sites: 2 SACs + 1 SPA, in total approx. 4.500 hectare
Targeted bird species
|
English Name
|
Scientific name
|
B / M
|
Population start
|
End of project
|
|
Avocet
|
Recurvirostra avosetta
|
B
|
120 pairs
|
250 pairs
|
|
Dunlin (Baltic)
|
Calidris alpina schzinii
|
B
|
9 – 14 pairs
|
25 pairs
|
|
Wood Sandpiper
|
Tringa glareola
|
B
|
none
|
Suitable areas
|
|
Artic Tern
|
Sterna paradisaea
|
B
|
500 – 800 pairs
|
800 pairs
|
|
Little Tern
|
Sternula albifrons
|
B
|
20-25 pairs
|
30 pairs
|
|
Brant Goose
|
Branta bernicla bernicla
|
M
|
700 - 1200
|
1500 birds
|
|
Dunlin
|
Calidris alpina alpina
|
M
|
10000
|
45000 birds
|
|
Bar-tailed Godwit
|
Limosa lapponica
|
M
|
4000
|
4000 birds
|
B= breeding, M= migrating
Targeted habitats
|
#
|
name
|
Area (approx.)
|
Expected increase (hectare)
|
|
1330
|
Salt meadow
|
1509
|
|
|
2130*
|
Grey dunes
|
293
|
|
|
2140*
|
Dunes with Empetrum nigrum
|
536
|
|
|
3110 + 3130
|
Oligotrophic lakes
|
5
|
|
|
4010
|
Wet heaths
|
299
|
15
|
|
4030
|
Dry heaths.
|
382
|
35
|
|
6230*
|
Species-rich poor grassland
|
64
|
7-10
|
|
6410
|
Molinia meadows
|
21
|
3-5
|
|
7230
|
Alkaline fens
|
6
|
1
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Invasive alien Species involved
- Rosa rugosa
- Spartina spp.
Indirectly targeted by the project partners
- Create an understanding of common goals in the society
- Create jobs related to livestock and holistic area management
- Utilize surplus livestock following the project – slaughterhouse / produce high quality products
- Create jobs within dissemination / nature tourism
Actions
|
Action
|
Name
|
Absolute goals
|
Minimum goals
|
|
A1
|
Formation of a landowners association
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All landowners as members
|
“80 %”
|
|
A2
|
Permissions
|
As needed
|
Same
|
|
A3
|
Hydrological investigation
|
Entire project area
|
Same
|
|
C1
|
Clearing trees / scrubs
|
535 hectare
|
366 hectare
|
|
C2
|
Clearing of emerging trees / scrubs
|
240 hectare
|
179 hectare
|
|
C3
|
Clearing non-native woody spp.
|
78 hectare
|
Same
|
|
C4
|
Clearing Japanese rose
|
24 hectare (current distribution)
|
Same
|
|
C5
|
Clearing cord grass
|
15 hectare (current distribution)
|
Same
|
|
C6
|
Establish cattle and sheep herds
|
1,000 cows + 1,200 sheep
|
Same
|
|
C7
|
Creating enclosures
|
3,272 ha. (new + existing)
|
Same
|
|
C8
|
Controlled burning
|
868 hectare
|
434 hectare
|
|
C9
|
Infra-structure
|
Maintenance + habitat protection
|
N/A
|
|
C10
|
Control foxes, mink & hooded crow
|
Reduce numbers substantially
|
Same
|
|
C11
|
Restore natural hydrology
|
As per A3 recommendations
|
|
|
C12
|
Landowners association
|
Coherent management
|
Same
|
|
D,E,F
|
Compulsory
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