The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage II) Designation Order 2000

PART 4 DEFINITIONS

In this Schedule:

“buffer strip” means a strip of land which is subject to a prohibition on the use of fertilizers and pesticides, is at least five metres wide and is located at the edge of a field used for the production of arable crops;

“extensive permanent grassland” means permanent grassland which is receiving no or only minimal inputs of fertilizer or pesticides;

“grassland management plan” means a plan for the carrying out of certain specific operations, including stock management and fertilizer restrictions;

“improved permanent grassland” means permanent grassland that is regularly treated with fertilizers and used for pasture or for the production of hay or silage;

“unimproved grassland” means grassland which has not been regularly ploughed, levelled, drained or reseeded or treated with fertilizers, lime, slag, herbicides or pesticides;

“wet grassland” means grassland with the potential to retain winter and spring water levels at marsh level to create field wetness or to allow shallow pools to develop.