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Strategy for England’s Wildlife and Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity 2020 indicatorsSpecies in the wider countryside: farmland (i) farmland birds, (ii) widespread butterflies on farmlands, (iii) bats, (iv) plant species

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Year	Farmland birds - all species (19 species) Unsmoothed index	Farmland birds - all species (19 species) Smoothed index	Farmland birds - all species (19 species) Smoothed index lower 95% confidence interval	Farmland birds - all species (19 species) Smoothed index upper 95% confidence interval	Farmland birds - specialists (12 species) Unsmoothed index	Farmland birds - specialists (12 species) Smoothed index	Farmland birds - generalists (7 species) Unsmoothed index	Farmland birds - generalists (7 species) Smoothed index	Widespread butterflies on farmland (21 species) Unsmoothed index	Widespread butterflies on farmland (21 species) Smoothed index	Widespread butterflies on farmland (21 species) Smoothed index lower 95% confidence interval	Widespread butterflies on farmland (21 species) Smoothed index upper 95% confidence interval	Widespread bats (8 species) Unsmoothed index	Widespread bats (8 species) Smoothed index	Widespread bats (8 species) Smoothed index lower 95% confidence interval	Widespread bats (8 species) Smoothed index upper 95% confidence interval	Historical pipistrelle bat trend (2 species) Unsmoothed index	Historical pipistrelle bat trend (2 species) Smoothed index	Historical pipistrelle bat trend (2 species) Smoothed index lower 95% confidence interval	Historical pipistrelle bat trend (2 species) Smoothed index upper 95% confidence interval	Birds change	Birds (19 species)Number of species Long term	Birds (19 species)Number of species Short term	Birds (19 species) Percentage of species Long term	Birds (19 species) Percentage of species Short term	Butterflies change	Butterflies (21 species) Number of species Long term	Butterflies (21 species) Number of species Short term	Butterflies (21 species) Percentage of species Long term	Butterflies (21 species) Percentage of species Short term	Bats change	Bats (8 species) Number of species Long term	Bats (8 species) Number of species Short term	Bats (8 species) Percentage of species Long term	Bats (8 species) Percentage of species Short term	Plant species richness in Countryside Survey vegetation plots in England 1990-1998	Broad habitat	Mean no. of species per plot 1990	Mean no. of species per plot 1998	Mean no. of species per plot 2007	Is change significant 1990-2007?	Countryside Survey plot type
1970	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Strong decline	5	6	26	32	Decreased	7	0	33	0	Decreased	0	0	0	0	Enclosed farmland	Arable and horticulture	6.3	7.5	10.2	Yes	Arable and Horticulture Main Plots 14x14m
1971	104	99	97	101	105	99	101	99	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Weak decline	5	2	26	11	No change	14	20	67	95	No change	5	7	63	88	Not set	Improved grassland	14.8	14.1	14.6	No	Improved Grassland Main Plots 14x14m
1972	104	99	96	103	104	98	105	99	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	No change	5	4	26	21	Increased	0	1	0	5	Increased	3	1	38	13	Neutral grassland and boundary habitats	Field boundaries	14.4	13.5	13.7	Yes	Field Boundaries All Habitats 1x10m
1973	101	99	94	104	99	98	106	100	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Not set	Weak increase	4	1	21	5	Total	21	21	100	100	Total	8	8	100	100	Not set	Streamsides	17.8	15.7	15.1	Yes	Streamside Plots Rivers and Streams Broad Habitat 1x10m