Therefore it makes sense for farmers to actively manage trees to encourage insect eating and other birds in just the same way that they actively manage their pastures. While in the past, native vegetation was cleared, it is now accepted that maintaining some native vegetation on farms actually increases productivity. Land management for bird conservation on farms is consistent with the goals of productive agriculture. The whole landscape, from undisturbed woodland, to woodland with no understorey, to scattered, isolated trees, has at least some value for many bird species. Even relatively small properties have a role to play in maintaining birds.
Most rural properties have some remnant tree cover.
The easiest way to establish a habitat for birds is to fence off groups of existing trees. Planting might be necessary if trees and shrubs have been cleared in the past, in which case local, native shrubs and trees should be planted. With some management, these remnants and plantings can serve as refuges for birds. The corridor could be just a single row of native trees and shrubs, but the wider corridors are the most effective. Winter-flowering species will feed birds through winter when insects are scarce.