As of 1 January 2023, it has become possible to apply for funding to create new small biotopes, if they are placed within an agricultural field. The small biotopes can either occur naturally or be actively established, but there must be no production on the area. The scheme is designed to increase biodiversity by promoting a greater variety of dispersal corridors and habitats for animals and plants in the cultivated landscape.

In 2023, 10,137 new small biotopes were created, corresponding to 2,433 hectares, distributed throughout Denmark (see map). The majority have been established in eastern Denmark. The small biotopes make up a total of 0.1 per cent of the total field area and are generally located as linear areas at the edge of cultivated fields, but here and there there are also corners and edges that often border on or overlap with existing nature areas. The analysis shows that 12% of the area laid out with new small biotopes is located in areas that are mapped as protected nature according to the Nature Protection Act §3 - namely lakes, salt meadows, meadows, marshes, bogs, pastures and heathland. Of these 12%, about half are §3 meadows. The full results can be seen on the interactive map on this website, as well as in the memo "New small biotopes in arable land 2023".

In 2024, habitats and any occurrences of the species mentioned above will be mapped. This mapping will be repeated annually up to and including 2027, when an assessment of the biodiversity effects will be carried out. The overall results will be published regularly on this website and will be published in a scientific report from DCE at the end of the project.