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Regulation 5(5)

SCHEDULE 2ELS options, OELS options, HLS options and HLS capital works items

This schedule has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

PART 1Interpretation

In this Schedule—

beetle bank” means a linear raised earth bank in an arable field, covered in grass vegetation;

brassica fodder crop” means a brassica crop which is grown to be grazed by livestock or cut for forage;

buffer strip” means a strip of land adjoining a field boundary or environmental feature which is not cultivated and where the use of inputs is restricted;

conservation headland” means an area of land within a cereal field which is adjacent to its boundary and in which the use of insecticides and herbicides is restricted;

cultivated land” means land which is regularly cultivated by ploughing or other means;

ditch management” means the cleaning of ditches and the management of vegetation on and adjacent to the ditch bank;

fen” means an area of low-lying marshy ground;

heathland” means an area of grass, shrubs and trees on acidic sandy soils;

hedgerow management” means a cycle of cutting and trimming used to control hedgerow growth and “enhanced hedgerow management” means a more restrictive cycle of cutting and trimming;

improved grassland” means grassland which—

(a)

has been drained, fertilised, re-seeded or otherwise managed to increase its productive capacity; and

(b)

receives more than 50 but not more than 100 kilograms per hectare of inorganic nitrogen fertiliser per year;

in-bye” means enclosed land which is used for the production of grass in an upland area;

in-field tree” means a tree, the trunk of which is entirely within the field and does not touch the field boundary;

in-field pond” means a pond which is entirely within the field and does not touch the field boundary;

inputs” means fertiliser, manures, pesticides and seed;

intensive grassland” means grassland which receives more than 100 kilograms per hectare of inorganic nitrogen fertiliser per year;

[F1“native breed at risk” means a native breed of livestock, of which the number of breeding females in the United Kingdom is, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, lower than the threshold for it in Annex 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 817/2004 (laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF)), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1360/2005;]

organic grassland” means grassland which is managed organically and which is not rotational land;

over-wintered stubbles” means the remains of a cereal, oilseed rape, field bean or linseed crop after harvesting, retained through the winter into the following year;

permanent grassland” means land which is used to grow grasses or other herbaceous forage naturally or through cultivation and which has not been subject to cultivation for at least five years;

reedbeds” means an area of marshy ground on which the vegetation consists primarily of reeds;

rotational land” means land which will successively bear different crops as the rotation progresses including grass and clover in the fertility-building phase of the rotation;

rough grassland” means permanent grassland on which the vegetation is predominantly natural owing to the difficult terrain or other physical constraints;

rough grazing” means grazing on rough grassland;

rush pasture” means damp pasture where at least a third of the vegetation comprises rush species and the remainder comprises mainly grass and other herbaceous species;

skylark plot” means an unsown, sparsely vegetated area of land in a field sown with cereals;

successional” means containing a range of habitat structures appropriate to the specific target species;

[F1“traditional farm building” means a building or part of a building constructed for a use associated with agriculture—

(a)

using traditional methods and materials, or

(b)

which is, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, of historic or landscape interest;]

whole crop silage” means a crop which is harvested to make silage for feeding to livestock.

PART 2ELS options, OELS options and HLS options

Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4
OptionELS options points value per unitOELS options points value per unitHLS options maximum payment rate per agreement year

1.  General—

   

(a)Identification, recording and retention of features

3 per hectare3 per hectare

(b)Basic organic management

30 per hectare

2.  Field boundaries—

   

(a)Hedgerow management (on both sides of the hedge)

22 per 100 metres22 per 100 metres

(b)Hedgerow management (on one side of the hedge)

11 per 100 metres11 per 100 metres

(c)Enhanced hedgerow management (on both sides of the hedge)

42 per 100 metres42 per 100 metres

(d)Stone faced hedge bank management (on both sides of the hedge bank)

16 per 100 metres16 per 100 metres

(e)Stone faced hedge bank management (on one side of the hedge bank)

8 per 100 metres8 per 100 metres

(f)Ditch management (on both sides of the ditch)

24 per 100 metres24 per 100 metres

(g)Ditch management (on one side of the ditch)

8 per 100 metres8 per 100 metres

(h)Ditch management combined with hedgerow management mentioned at (a) above

38 per 100 metres38 per 100 metres

(i)Ditch management combined with hedgerow management mentioned at (b) above

26 per 100 metres26 per 100 metres

(j)Ditch management combined with hedgerow management mentioned at (c) above

56 per 100 metres56 per 100 metres

(k)Stone wall protection and maintenance

15 per 100 metres15 per 100 metres

3.  Trees and woodland—

   

(a)Protection of in-field trees on arable land

12 per tree12 per tree£12 per tree

(b)Protection of in-field trees on grassland

8 per tree8 per tree£8 per tree

(c)Maintenance of woodland fences

4 per 100 metres4 per 100 metres

(d)Management of land bordering woodland

380 per hectare380 per hectare£380 per hectare

4.  Historic and landscape features—

   

(a)Taking cultivated land in or on which archaeological features are located out of cultivation

460 per hectare600 per hectare£600 per hectare

(b)Reducing cultivation depths on land in or on which archaeological features are located

60 per hectare100 per hectare£100 per hectare

(c)Management of scrub on archaeological sites

120 per hectare120 per hectare£120 per hectare

(d)Management of grassland in or on which archaeological features are located

16 per hectare16 per hectare£16 per hectare

[F2(e)Maintenance of traditional farm buildings

2 per square metre of ground floor area2 per square metre of ground floor area£2 per square metre of ground floor area]

5.  Buffer strips—

   

(a)Creation (where appropriate) and maintenance of 2 metre buffer strips on cultivated land

300 per hectare£300 per hectare

(b)Creation (where appropriate) and maintenance of 2 metre buffer strips on rotational land

400 per hectare£400 per hectare

(c)Creation (where appropriate) and maintenance of 4 metre or 6 metre buffer strips on cultivated land

400 per hectare£400 per hectare

(d)Creation (where appropriate) and maintenance of 4 metre or 6 metre buffer strips on rotational land

500 per hectare£500 per hectare

(e)Creation (where appropriate) and maintenance of 2 metre buffer strips on intensive grassland

300 per hectare£300 per hectare

(f)Creation (where appropriate) and maintenance of 2 metre buffer strips on organic grassland

400 per hectare£400 per hectare

(g)Creation (where appropriate) and maintenance of 4 metre or 6 metre buffer strips on intensive grassland

400 per hectare£400 per hectare

(h)Creation (where appropriate) and maintenance of 4 metre or 6 metre buffer strips on organic grassland

500 per hectare£500 per hectare

(i)Creation (where appropriate) and maintenance of buffer strips around in-field ponds in improved grassland

400 per hectare£400 per hectare

(j)Creation (where appropriate) and maintenance of buffer strips around in-field ponds in organic grassland

500 per hectare£500 per hectare

(k)Creation (where appropriate) and maintenance of buffer strips around in-field ponds in arable land

400 per hectare£400 per hectare

(l)Creation (where appropriate) and maintenance of buffer strips around in-field ponds in rotational land

500 per hectare£500 per hectare

6.  Arable land—

   

(a)Management of field corners

400 per hectare500 per hectare£500 per hectare

(b)Establishing and maintaining plant species beneficial to wild birds on arable land

450 per hectare550 per hectare£550 per hectare

(c)Establishing and maintaining plant species beneficial to wild birds on set-aside land

85 per hectare£85 per hectare

(d)Establishing and maintaining a mixture of pollen and nectar rich plants on arable land

450 per hectare550 per hectare£550 per hectare

(e)Establishing and maintaining a mixture of pollen and nectar rich plants on set-aside land

85 per hectare£85 per hectare

(f)Retention of over-wintered stubbles on arable land

120 per hectare150 per hectare£150 per hectare

(g)Creation and maintenance of beetle banks

580 per hectare750 per hectare£750 per hectare

(h)Creation of skylark plots

5 per plot5 per plot£5 per plot

(i)Creation of conservation headlands

100 per hectare£100 per hectare

(j)Creation of conservation headlands with no fertiliser or manure

330 per hectare£330 per hectare

(k)Creation (where appropriate) and maintenance of 6 metre uncropped cultivated margin on arable land

400 per hectare£400 per hectare

7.  Encouragement of a range of crop types—

   

(a)Under-sowing a spring-sown cereal crop with a mixture of seeds of grass and legume species

200 per hectare150 per hectare£200 per hectare

(b)Establishing and maintaining plant species beneficial to wild birds on grassland

450 per hectare550 per hectare£550 per hectare

(c)Establishing and maintaining a mixture of pollen and nectar rich plants on grassland

450 per hectare550 per hectare£550 per hectare

(d)Planting cereals for whole crop silage followed by over-wintered stubbles

230 per hectare250 per hectare£250 per hectare

(e)Planting brassica fodder crops followed by over-wintered stubbles

90 per hectare110 per hectare£110 per hectare

8.  Reduction of soil erosion—

   

(a)Management of cultivated land with a high risk of soil erosion

18 per hectare18 per hectare£18 per hectare

(b)Management of maize crops to reduce soil erosion

18 per hectare18 per hectare£18 per hectare

9.  Grassland outside the less favoured area—

   

(a)Taking corners of fields of improved grassland out of management

400 per hectare500 per hectare£500 per hectare

(b)Management of permanent grassland using low inputs

85 per hectare115 per hectare£115 per hectare

(c)Management of permanent grassland using very low inputs

150 per hectare180 per hectare£180 per hectare

(d)Management of rush pastures

150 per hectare180 per hectare£180 per hectare

(e)Stocking land with cattle and sheep

8 per hectare8 per hectare£8 per hectare

10.  Land within the less favoured area—

   

(a)Management of field corners

100 per hectare100 per hectare£100 per hectare

(b)Management of in-bye grassland using low inputs

35 per hectare35 per hectare£35 per hectare

(c)Management of in-bye pasture and meadows using very low inputs

60 per hectare60 per hectare£60 per hectare

(d)Management of rush pastures

60 per hectare60 per hectare£60 per hectare

(e)Establishment (where appropriate) and maintenance of rough grazing on land in parcels of less than 15 hectares

35 per hectare35 per hectare£35 per hectare

(f)Establishment (where appropriate) and maintenance of rough grazing on land in parcels of 15 hectares or more

5 per hectare£5 per hectare

[F3(g)Stocking land with cattle and sheep

8 per hectare8 per hectare£8 per hectare]

11.  Preparation of land management plans—

   

(a)Soil management

3 per hectare3 per hectare£3 per hectare

(b)Nutrient management

2 per hectare2 per hectare£2 per hectare

(c)Manure management

2 per hectare2 per hectare£2 per hectare

(d)Crop protection management

2 per hectare£2 per hectare

PART 3HLS options

Column 1Column 2
HLS optionMaximum payment rate per agreement year

1.  Hedgerows—

 

(a)Maintenance of hedgerows of very high environmental value

£27 per 100 metres

2.  Woodland trees and scrub—

 

(a)Protection of ancient trees in arable fields

£25 per tree

(b)Protection of ancient trees in intensive grassland

£25 per tree

(c)Maintenance of grazed woodland or parkland

£180 per hectare

(d)Restoration of grazed woodland or parkland

£180 per hectare

(e)Creation of grazed woodland

£180 per hectare

(f)Maintenance of small areas of woodland

£100 per hectare

(g)Restoration of small areas of woodland

£100 per hectare

(h)Creation of small areas of woodland in the less favoured area

£200 per hectare

(i)Creation of small areas of woodland outside the less favoured area

£315 per hectare

(j)Maintenance of successional areas and scrub for specific target species

£100 per hectare

(k)Restoration of successional areas and scrub for specific target species

£100 per hectare

(l)Creation of successional areas and scrub for specific target species

£100 per hectare

(m)Supplement to (g) above for the removal of livestock from overgrazed woodland

£100 per hectare

(n)Supplement to (k) and (l) above for the removal of livestock from overgrazed areas of scrub

£100 per hectare

3.  Orchards—

 

(a)Maintenance of high value traditional orchards

£250 per hectare

(b)Maintenance of traditional orchards in production

£95 per hectare

(c)Restoration of traditional orchards

£250 per hectare

(d)Creation of traditional orchards

£190 per hectare

4.  Historic and landscape features—

 

(a)Protection of sub-surface archaeological features by establishing grassland through natural regeneration

£500 per hectare

(b)Direct drilling of crops to protect archaeological features from ploughing or other deep cultivation

£70 per hectare

(c)Maintaining high water levels in wetland areas to protect archaeological features

£240 per hectare

(d)Maintenance of historic water features

£295 per hectare

(e)Maintenance of water meadows

£350 per hectare

(f)Restoration and management of water meadows

£350 per hectare

5.  Arable land—

 

(a)Establishing (where appropriate) and maintaining a grass margin that contains a mixture of grass and wildflower species

£485 per hectare

(b)Establishing and maintaining plots with plant species beneficial to wild birds

£475 per hectare

(c)Establishing and maintaining fallow plots for ground-nesting birds

£360 per hectare

(d)Establishing and maintaining an un-harvested, fertiliser-free conservation headland

£440 per hectare

(e)Management of a cereal crop using reduced herbicides followed by over-wintered stubbles and a spring crop

£195 per hectare

(f)Management of fodder crops to retain or re-create a mixture of wildflower and grass for seed-eating birds

£150 per hectare

(g)Establishing and maintaining cultivated fallow plots or margins for rare arable plants on set-aside land

£80 per hectare

(h)Establishing and maintaining plots for ground-nesting birds on set-aside land

£80 per hectare

(i)Management of a cereal crop using reduced inputs followed by set-aside

£140 per hectare

(j)Establishing and maintaining of un-harvested, fertiliser-free conservation headlands followed by set-aside

£400 per hectare

(k)Establishing a spring cereal crop using restricted inputs to retain or re-create an arable area within a predominantly grassland area

£250 per hectare

(l)Establishing and maintaining cultivated fallow plots or margins for the establishment of rare arable plants

£440 per hectare

6.  Resource protection—

 

(a)Reversion of arable land to unfertilised grassland to prevent erosion or run-off

£280 per hectare

(b)Reversion of arable land to grassland with low fertiliser input to prevent erosion or run-off

£210 per hectare

(c)Management of in-field grass areas to prevent erosion or run-off

£350 per hectare

(d)Preventing erosion or run-off from intensively managed improved grassland

£280 per hectare

(e)Supplement to (a) to (d) above for the seasonal removal of livestock from grassland or grass areas (as the case may be)

£40 per hectare

(f)Supplement to (d) above where grassland is also managed without the use of fertilisers

£55 per hectare

7.  Grassland—

 

(a)Maintenance of species-rich grassland

£200 per hectare

(b)Restoration of species-rich grassland

£200 per hectare

(c)Creation of species-rich grassland

£280 per hectare

(d)Maintenance of wet grassland for breeding waders

£335 per hectare

(e)Maintenance of wet grassland for wintering waders and wildfowl

£255 per hectare

(f)Restoration of wet grassland for breeding waders

£335 per hectare

(g)Restoration of wet grassland for wintering waders and wildfowl

£255 per hectare

(h)Creation of wet grassland for breeding waders

£355 per hectare

(i)Creation of wet grassland for wintering waders and wildfowl

£285 per hectare

(j)Maintenance of semi-improved or rough grassland for target species

£130 per hectare

(k)Restoration of semi-improved or rough grassland for target species

£130 per hectare

(l)Creation of semi-improved or rough grassland for target species

£210 per hectare

(m)Management of buffer strips on intensive grassland

£590 per hectare

(n)Continuation or re-introduction of haymaking

£75 per hectare

(o)Supplement to (a) to (l) above for raising water levels in ditches and adjacent land

£80 per hectare

(p)Supplement to (e), (g) and (i) above for flooding the grassland

£85 per hectare

8.  Moorland and upland rough grazing—

 

(a)Maintenance of moorland

£40 per hectare

(b)Restoration of moorland

£40 per hectare

(c)Creation of upland heathland

£60 per hectare

(d)Maintenance of rough grazing habitat for birds

£80 per hectare

(e)Restoration of rough grazing habitat for birds

£80 per hectare

(f)Supplement to (a), (b), (d) and (e) above for the management of grazing

£5 per hectare

(g)Supplement to (a), (b), (d) and (e) above for the removal of livestock

£10 per hectare

(h)Supplement to (a) to (e) above for the re-wetting of moorland to maintain wildlife habitats

£10 per hectare

(i)Supplement to (a), (b), (d) and (e) above for management of heather, gorse and grass by burning or cutting

£7 per hectare

9.  Access—

 

(a)Permitting and making provision for public access to farmland

£41 per hectare

(b)Provision of footpath access on farmland

£45 per 100 metres

(c)Provision of paths on farm land for people with reduced mobility

£105 per 100 metres

(d)Upgrading and maintaining paths on farm land for people with reduced mobility

£105 per 100 metres

(e)Provision of bridleways or cycle paths on farm land

£90 per 100 metres

(f)Upgrading and maintenance of bridleways or cycle paths on farm land

£90 per 100 metres

(g)Permitting and making provision for access to farm land for educational visits

£100 per visit

(h)Permitting and making provision for public access to farm land – base payment for (a) to (f) above

£350 per environmental stewardship agreement

(i)Permitting access to farm land for educational visits – base payment for (g) above

£500 per [F4year]

10.  Lowland heathland—

 

(a)Maintenance of lowland heathland

£200 per hectare

(b)Restoration of heathland on neglected sites

£200 per hectare

(c)Restoration of forestry areas to lowland heathland

£200 per hectare

(d)Creation of lowland heathland on arable or improved grassland

£450 per hectare

(e)Creation of lowland heathland on disused quarry sites

£150 per hectare

11.  Inter-tidal and coastal land—

 

(a)Maintenance of coastal saltmarsh

£30 per hectare

(b)Restoration of coastal saltmarsh

£30 per hectare

(c)Creation of inter-tidal and saline habitat on arable land

£700 per hectare

(d)Creation of inter-tidal and saline habitat on grassland

£500 per hectare

(e)Creation of inter-tidal and saline habitat by unmanaged breach or regular inundation

£150 per hectare

(f)Maintenance of sand dunes

£140 per hectare

(g)Restoration of sand dunes

£140 per hectare

(h)Creation of coastal vegetated shingle and sand dunes on arable land

£320 per hectare

(i)Creation of coastal vegetated shingle and sand dunes on grassland

£200 per hectare

(j)Supplement to (a) to (e) above for the management of grazing on saltmarsh or saline habitat (as the case may be)

£70 per hectare

(k)Supplement to (b) and (e) above for the temporary removal of livestock from saltmarsh or saline habitat (as the case may be)

£40 per hectare

12.  Wetland—

 

(a)Maintenance of ponds of high wildlife value with an area of less than 100 square metres

£90 per pond

(b)Maintenance of ponds of high wildlife value with an area of at least 100 square metres

£180 per pond

(c)Maintenance of reedbeds

£60 per hectare

(d)Restoration of reedbeds

£60 per hectare

(e)Creation of reedbeds

£380 per hectare

(f)Maintenance of fen

£60 per hectare

(g)Restoration of fen

£60 per hectare

(h)Creation of fen

£380 per hectare

(i)Maintenance of lowland raised bog to provide habitat for wildlife

£150 per hectare

(j)Restoration of lowland raised bog to provide habitat for wildlife

£150 per hectare

(k)Supplement to (c) to (h) above for implementing a cutting regime

£350 per hectare

(l)Supplement to (f) to (j) above for implementing a grazing regime

£200 per hectare

13.  Additional supplements—

 

(a)Supplement for controlling invasive plant species

£60 per hectare

(b)Supplement for controlling bracken

£35 per hectare

(c)Supplement for the management of small fields

£35 per hectare

(d)Supplement for the management of difficult sites

£50 per hectare

(e)Supplement for land in respect of which there is more than one rights holder or owner

£10 per hectare

[F5(f)Supplement for cattle grazing for conservation purposes

£35 per hectare]

[F5(g)Supplement for grazing native breeds at risk

£70 per hectare]

PART 4HLS capital works items

Column 1Column 2
HLS capital works itemMaximum payment rate

1.  Boundaries—

 

(a)Hedgerow restoration, including laying, coppicing or planting to fill gaps in a hedge, or any combination of these, and follow-up maintenance of restored hedgerows

£5 per metre

(b)Planting hedges

£5 per metre

(c)Hedgerow restoration – removal of fence posts and wires

£0.60 per metre

(d)Hedgerow restoration – preparatory work on hedges more than 1.5 metres wide and 5 metres high

£2.40 per metre

(e)Hedgerow restoration – additional work which involves use of staking and top binding

£2.40 per metre
F6. . .F6. . .

(g)Restoration of stone walls

£16 per metre

(h)Supplement to (g) above where 50% or more of the stone is imported from elsewhere on the holding

£6 per metre

(i)Supplement to (g) above where 50% or more of the stone is imported from outside the holding

£30 per metre

(j)Supplement to (g) above where at least 10 metres of the wall is on slopes exceeding 30 degrees

£7 per metre

(k)Supplement to (g) above for the installation of stock-proof wiring along upper surface of a stone wall

£1.80 per metre

(l)Repair of stone-faced hedge banks

£16 per metre

(m)Restoration of stone-faced hedge banks

£34 per metre

(n)Restoration of earth banks

£3 per metre

(o)Supplement to (n) above for additional work in casting up

£1.20 per metre

(p)Restoration of ditches, dykes or rhines

£2.90 per metre

2.  Fencing associated with conservation works—

 

(a)Installation of sheep fencing

£1.80 per metre

(b)Installation of post and wire fencing

£1.20 per metre

(c)Installation of deer fencing in parks of historical interest

£4 per metre

(d)Installation of rabbit fencing

£1.50 per metre

(e)Installation of permanent electric fencing

£1.20 per metre

(f)Installation of high tensile fencing

£1.25 per metre

(g)Supplement to (a) to (f) above for the installation of fencing in difficult sites

£2.50 per metre

3.  Tree-planting and tree management—

 

(a)Installation of spiral rabbit guards

£0.20 per guard

(b)Planting of trees, shrubs and whips, including transplanting

£1.60 per tree, shrub, or whip

(c)Installation of tree-tubes and stakes

£0.50 per tube

(d)Planting of standard trees in parks of historical interest

£7.50 per tree

(e)Installation of parkland tree guards (post and wire) in parks of historical interest

£64 per guard

(f)Installation of welded steel tree guards

£106 per guard

(g)Planting of fruit trees

£17 per tree

(h)Installation of orchard tree guards (tube and mesh)

£3.30 per guard

(i)Installation of orchard tree guards (post and rail)

£36 per guard

(j)Pruning of orchard trees

£17 per tree

(k)Coppicing of trees along watercourses

£29 per tree

(l)Minor tree surgery, including minor pollarding

£43 per tree

(m)Major tree surgery, including major pollarding

£89 per tree

(n)Tree removal

£25 per cubic metre

4.  Upland management—

 

(a)Grip-blocking drainage channels

£3.40 per square metre

5.  Wetland—

 

(a)Creation of ditches, rhines and dykes

£3.60 per square metre

(b)Creation of gutters

£1.90 per square metre

(c)Installation of earth bunds

£149 per bund

(d)Installation of culverts

£153 per culvert

(e)Installation of timber sluices

£314 per sluice

(f)Installation of brick, stone or concrete sluices

£960 per sluice

(g)Creation of scrapes

£1.40 per square metre of surface area up to 100 square metres, and £0.90 per square metre thereafter
F7. . .F7. . .

6.  Ponds—

 

(a)Creation of ponds

£3 per square metre of surface area up to 100 square metres, and £1 per square metre thereafter

(b)Restoration of existing ponds

£2.10 per square metre of surface area up to 100 square metres of surface area, and £0.80 per square metre thereafter

7.  Introduction of livestock—

 

(a)Installation of cattle drinking bays

£119 per bay

(b)Installation of cattle grids

£538 per grid

(c)Installation of pipelines to supply water

£2 per metre

(d)Installation of water troughs

£85 per trough

8.  Scrub and bracken—

 

(a)Removal or reduction of scrub, where scrub ground cover is less than 25%

£76 per environmental stewardship agreement, plus £228 per hectare

(b)Removal or reduction of scrub, where scrub ground cover is not less than 25% and not more than 75%

£76 per environmental stewardship agreement, plus £376 per hectare

(c)Removal or reduction of scrub where scrub ground cover is more than 75%

£76 per environmental stewardship agreement, plus £583 per hectare

(d)Removal or reduction of bracken by mechanical means

£106 per environmental stewardship agreement, plus £48 per hectare

(e)Removal or reduction of bracken by the application of chemicals

£61 per environmental stewardship agreement, plus £112 per hectare

(f)Difficult site supplement

£7 per hectare

9.  Landscape items—

 

(a)Installation of wooden field gates

£149 per gate

(b)Installation of stone gate posts

£96 per post

(c)Removal of eyesores

£120 per eyesore

(d)Installation of wings for wooden gates

£70 per gate

10.  Conservation of species—

 

(a)Construction of otter holts (using logs)

£108 per holt

(b)Construction of otter holts (by pipe and chamber)

£203 per holt

(c)Installation of bird or bat boxes

£28 per box

(d)Installation of bird strike markers

£1.50 per marker

(e)Installation of small mammal boxes

£10.00 per box

(f)Installation of badger gates

£27 per gate

11.  Resource protection—

 

(a)Installation of cross drains under farm tracks

£139 per drain

(b)Relocation of gates

£136 per gate

12.  Agreement land to which public access is available—

 

(a)Construction of hard standing for car parks

£13 per square metre

(b)Construction of hard standing for paths suitable for use by disabled people

£15 per square metre

(c)Installation of bridle gates

£220 per gate

(d)Installation of kissing gates

£245 per gate

(e)Installation of kissing gates suitable for wheelchair use

£290 per gate

(f)Installation of dog gates

£35 per gate

(g)Installation of timber stiles (other than ladder stiles)

£100 per stile

(h)Installation of ladder stiles

£125 per stile

(i)Installation of step-over stiles in stone walls

£115 per stile

(j)Installation of step-through stiles in stone walls

£85 per stile

(k)Construction of footbridges

£315 per footbridge

(l)Installation of benches

£115 per bench

(m)Payment for professional help in the preparation of notes for schoolteachers in relation to agreement land to which access for educational visits is permitted

£490 per environmental stewardship agreement

13.  Other items—

 
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(b)Payment for professional help in the preparation of management plans

£400 per plan

PART 5 HLS capital works items

Column 1Column 2
HLS capital works item Maximum percentage of cost

(a)Installation of silt traps

60% of cost

(b)Installation of wind pumps for maintenance of water levels

80% of cost

(c)Improvement of droves

50% of cost

(d)Construction of water penning structures

80% of cost

(e)Use of native seed mix in relation to the reversion of arable land

100% of cost

(f)Major preparatory work in relation to the re-creation of heathland

100% of cost

(g)Installation of livestock handling facilities

60% of cost

(h)Protection of historical and archaeological features

100% of cost

(i)Restoration of historic farm buildings

80% of cost

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