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Regulations 3(4)(c) and 7(1)
| Column (1) | Column (2) |
|---|---|
| Activity | Maximum Payment Rate |
1. In relation to arable lands managed for wildlife— | |
(a)retention of winter stubble; | £50 per hectare per annum. |
(b)conversion of improved land to spring cereals or oil seed rape; | £90 per hectare per annum. |
(c)establishment of wild bird cover crop on improved land; | £500 per hectare per annum. |
(d)establishment of wild bird cover crop on arable land; | £490 per hectare per annum. |
(e)creation of a rough grass field margin; | £515 per hectare per annum. |
(f)establishment of a conservation crop margin. | £100 per hectare per annum. |
2. In relation to winter feeding sites for migratory swans and geese— | |
(a)management of improved land for winter feeding of migratory swans and geese of 5 hectares or less; | £110 per hectare per annum. |
(b)management of improved land for winter feeding of migratory swans and geese over 5 hectares and up to and including 25 hectares; | £55 per hectare per annum. |
(c)management of improved land for winter feeding of migratory swans and geese over 25 hectares; | £25 per hectare per annum. |
(d)management of arable land for winter feeding of migratory swans and geese of 5 hectares or less; | £195 per hectare per annum. |
(e)management of arable land for winter feeding of migratory swans and geese over 5 hectares and up to and including 25 hectares; | £95 per hectare per annum. |
(f)management of arable land for winter feeding of migratory swans and geese over 25 hectares. | £45 per hectare per annum. |
3. In relation to lapwing breeding sites— | |
(a)management of improved land for lapwing breeding; | £160 per hectare per annum. |
(b)management of unimproved land for lapwing breeding. | £130 per hectare per annum. |
4. In relation to traditional orchards— | |
(a)restoration of traditional orchards eligible for restoration; | £260 per hectare per annum. |
(b)recreation of traditional orchards eligible for recreation. | £380 per hectare per annum. |
5. In relation to buffer strips adjacent to an Area of Special Scientific Interest, National Nature Reserve, Natura 2000 site, watercourse, lake or woodland— | |
(a)management of a buffer strip on improved land; | £385 per hectare per annum. |
(b)management of a buffer strip on unimproved land. | £345 per hectare per annum. |
6. In relation to heather regeneration— | |
(a)burning of heather; | £60 per hectare per annum. |
(b)flailing of heather. | £45 per hectare per annum. |
7. In relation to bracken— | |
(a)control of bracken by tractor spraying; | £140 per hectare per annum. |
(b)control of bracken by knapsack spraying. | £220 per hectare per annum. |
8. In relation to rhododendron— | |
| £390 per hectare per annum. |
9. In relation to scrub— | |
| £95 per hectare per annum. |
10. In relation to restoration of field boundaries— | |
(a)restoring 5 metres of field boundaries per hectare per year; | £40 per hectare per annum. |
(b)restoring 10 metres of field boundaries per hectare per year. | £80 per hectare per annum. |
11. In relation to provision of native trees— | |
| provision of native trees for areas less than 0.2 hectares. | £750 per hectare per annum. |
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