Regulations 3(4)(b) and 7(1)
| Column (1) | Column (2) |
|---|---|
| Activity | Maximum Payment Rate |
1. In relation to semi-natural grassland— | |
(a)management of species rich hay meadows; | £150 per hectare per annum. |
(b)management of species rich grassland; | £110 per hectare per annum. |
(c)management of species rich acid grassland of 10 hectares or less; | £70 per hectare per annum. |
(d)management of species rich acid grassland of over 10 hectares up to and including 50 hectares; | £35 per hectare per annum. |
(e)management of species rich acid grassland of over 50 hectares. | £20 per hectare per annum. |
2. In relation to wetlands— | |
(a)management of lowland wet grassland, fen, swamp, carr and reed beds; | £110 per hectare per annum. |
(b)management of lowland wet grassland to enhance numbers of breeding waders. | £150 per hectare per annum. |
3. In relation to upland breeding wader sites— | |
(a)management of upland breeding wader sites where there is a restricted grazing period; | £75 per hectare per annum. |
(b)management of upland breeding wader sites where there is a closed grazing period. | £105 per hectare per annum. |
4. In relation to moorland— | |
(a)management of heather moorland of 100 hectares or less; | £50 per hectare per annum. |
(b)management of heather moorland over 100 hectares up to and including 200 hectares; | £25 per hectare per annum. |
(c)management of heather moorland over 200 hectares; | £10 per hectare per annum. |
(d)management of rough moorland grazing of 20 hectares or less; | £20 per hectare per annum. |
(e)management of rough moorland grazing over 20 hectares up to and including 100 hectares; | £10 per hectare per annum. |
(f)management of rough moorland£5 per hectare per annum. grazing of more than 100 hectares; | £5 per hectare per annum. |
(g)reduction of number of suckler cow on heather moorland; | £250 per suckler cow removed per annum. |
(h)reduction of number of ewes on heather moorland. | £30 per ewe removed per annum. |
5. In relation to lowland raised bog— | |
(a)management of lowland raised bog of 100 hectares or less; | £50 per hectare per annum. |
(b)management of lowland raised bog of over 100 up to and including 200 hectares; | £25 per hectare per annum. |
(c)management of lowland raised bog over 200 hectares. | £10 per hectare per annum. |
6. In relation to broadleaved farm woodland and farm scrub— | |
(a)management of broadleaved farm woodland; | £95 per hectare per annum. |
(b)management of farm scrub. | £30 per hectare per annum. |
7. In relation to coastal farmland—management of coastal farmland | £80 per hectare per annum. |
8. In relation to archaeological features— | |
| £80 per 0·25 hectare or part thereof per annum up to 1·5 hectares and £20 per 0·25 hectare or part thereof per annum thereafter. |
9. In relation to parkland— | |
| £50 per hectare per annum. |
10. In relation to inter-drumlin loughs— | |
(a)management of improved land riparian to inter-drumlin loughs (including inflowing watercourses); | £45 per hectare per annum. |
(b)management of unimproved land riparian to inter-drumlin loughs (including inflowing watercourses); | £40 per hectare per annum. |
(c)management of buffer strips of improved land adjacent to inter- drumlin loughs; | £385 per hectare per annum. |
(d)management of buffer strips of unimproved land adjacent to inter-drumlin loughs. | £345 per hectare per annum. |