- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As made)
Countryside Management Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
You are here:
What Version
More Resources
Status:
This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format.
Regulations 3(4)(c) and 7(1)
SCHEDULE 4MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES (OPTIONAL HABITATS)
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Activity | Maximum Payment Rate |
1. In relation to arable lands managed for wildlife – | |
(a)retention of winter stubble; | £80 per hectare per annum. |
(b)undersown cereals; | £75 per hectare per annum. |
(c)establishment of a conservation cereal; | £115 per hectare per annum. |
(d)establishment of wild bird cover crop; | £510 per hectare per annum. |
(e)creation of a rough grass field margin. | £330 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 of less; | £120 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; | £60 per hectare per annum. |
(c)management of improved land for winter feeding of migratory swans and geese over 25 hectares; | £30 per hectare per annum. |
(d)management of arable land for winter feeding of migratory swans and geese of 5 hectares or less; | £205 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; | £100 per hectare per annum. |
(f)management of arable land for winter feeding of migratory swans and geese over 25 hectares. | £50 per hectare per annum. |
3. In relation to traditional orchards – | |
| restoration of traditional orchards. | £370 per hectare per annum. |
4. In relation to grass margins – | |
(a)management of a grass margin on unimproved or improved land where grazing is not permissible; | £420 per hectare per annum. |
(b)management of a grass margin on unimproved or improved land, where there is provision of native trees for areas less than 0.2 hectares. | £1110 per hectare per annum. |
5. In relation to heather regeneration – | |
(a)burning of heather; | £100 per hectare per annum. |
(b)flailing of heather. | £50 per hectare per annum. |
6. In relation to bracken – | |
(a)control of bracken by tractor spraying; | £140 per hectare per annum. |
(b)control of bracken by knapsack spraying. | £260 per hectare per annum. |
7. In relation to restoration of field boundaries – | |
| restoring 1 metre of field boundary per hectare per year. | £10 per hectare per annum. |
Options/Help
Print Options
PrintThe Whole Rule
PrintThis Schedule only
Legislation is available in different versions:
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Opening Options
Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once
More Resources
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- correction slips
- links to related legislation and further information resources
More Resources
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as made version that was used for the print copy
- correction slips
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- links to related legislation and further information resources
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use.