Article 3U.K.

1.In the light of the requirements referred to in Article 2, Member States shall take the requisite measures to preserve, maintain or re-establish a sufficient diversity and area of habitats for all the species of birds referred to in Article 1.

2.The preservation, maintenance and re-establishment of biotopes and habitats shall include primarily the following measures:

(a)creation of protected areas;

(b)upkeep and management in accordance with the ecological needs of habitats inside and outside the protected zones;

(c)re-establishment of destroyed biotopes;

(d)creation of biotopes.