Countryside Management Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001

Regulations 3(4)(b) and 7(1)

SCHEDULE 3 Management Activities (Priority Habitats)

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—
management of 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—
management of 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.