Hare Preservation Trust

~ Working for the preservation and welfare of the hare ~

The Hare Preservation Trust is 100% volunteer run, so 100% of your donation goes to helping hares.

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Farmer Survey

Credit: Tony Bates

There are measures land managers can take to help increase hare survival. Many of these are grant-aided through agri-environmental schemes.

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP HARES

Break up blocks of cereal as much as possible.
Provide more grass on arable farms for summer grazing. Run wide strips of grass across open fields or have patches of pasture.
Hares need quiet, undisturbed cover to raise leverets. On livestock farms, leave areas uncut and ungrazed for leverets to hide in.
When making silage, cut the field from the centre outwards rather than from the outside in, so hares can escape the machinery into neighbouring fields.
Have ploughed or rough cultivated areas left for spring crops for hares to jug (sleep).
Leave 6 metre uncultivated margins around arable fields.
Leave cereal stubbles over winter.

Download our farmer's survey (pdf), or fill the online form:

First Name
Surname
Address
City/Town
Post Code
Telephone
Email

What type of farm do you manage?	Mixed arable
	Cereal
	Livestock and cereal
	Other (please specify)
	Size of farm Hectares Acres

Have you got hares on your farm?	Yes
	No

If yes, do you know how many?	Numbers of hares
	Don't know

If yes, do you think hare numbers are increasing or decreasing on your farm?	Increasing
	Decreasing

Approximate number of hares: 1985
1995
2005
Other year

Why do you think they are increasing or decreasing?

Would you be prepared to count the hares on your farm as part of an organised survey, or have someone help you do it?	Yes
	No

Have you had hare coursers on your land?	Yes
	No

If yes, when and how often?

Did you contact the police about the hare coursers?	Yes
	No

Do you control hare numbers on your land?	Yes
	No

If yes, what is the main reason for control?	Crop damage
	Deter coursers
	Other (please specify)

If applicable, would a shooting close season from February to September inclusive cause you problems?	Yes
	No

If your answer to the last question was "yes" could you please state your reasons?

Is there anything else you would like to add?

Please tick here if you don't want us to store your contact details on our database.	Don't store my details on the database

Your IP address: (This is address of your individual computer. This is logged but will only be used in order to report fake entries).	38.107.191.107