Article 4(3) and (4)
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| Matter | 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 grazing of more than 100 hectares; | £5 per hectare per annum. |
(g)reduction of number of suckler cows 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 bogs— | |
(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. |
11. In relation to chough feeding sites— | |
(a)management of unimproved land; | £55 per hectare per annum. |
(b)management of improved land; | £55 per hectare per annum. |
(c)retention of winter stubble. | £50 per hectare per annum. |
12. 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. |
13. 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 |
14. 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. |
15. 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. |
16. 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. |
17. In relation to heather regeneration— | |
(a)burning of heather; | £60 per hectare per annum. |
(b)flailing of heather. | £45 per hectare per annum. |
18. 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. |
19. In relation to rhododendron— control of rhododendron. | £390 per hectare per annum. |
20. In relation to scrub— control of scrub. | £95 per hectare per annum. |
21. In relation to restoration of field boundaries— | |
(a)restoring 5 metres per hectare per year; | £40 per hectare per annum. |
(b)restoring 10 metres per hectare per year. | £80 per hectare per annum. |
22. In relation to provision of native trees— | |
| provision of native trees for areas less than 0.2 hectares. | £750 per hectare per annum. |