Reedbed - biodiversity target

• Rehabilitate by the year 2000 the priority areas of existing reedbed (targeting those of 2ha or more);
• Maintain priority areas of existing reedbed by active management;
• Create 1,200 ha of new reedbed on land of low nature conservation interest by 2010.
  

The rehabilitation of reedbeds is also linked to a major campaign to increase the bittern population in the UK.

Comment: The national biodiversity targets are revised from time to time and updated by the JNCC at http://www.ukbap.org.uk/.