The Rural Development Contracts (Rural Priorities) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009 (revoked)

5.  In Schedule 2 (rural priorities options) in Part 2 for Table D (woodland improvement grants option) substitute–

“Table D – Standard Costs For Forestry Operations/ Capital Items

Column 1	Column 2
Item	Standard Cost
Fell/extract dangerous trees	£200 per tree
Manual brashing	£0.35 per tree
High pruning	£1.30 per tree
Badger gates installed in fence lines which are cutting across an established badger run	£110 per gate
Respace natural regeneration	£500 per hectare
Early pruning of trees	£250 per hectare
High pruning of trees	£400 per hectare
Pre commercial and non commercial woodland thinning	£150 per hectare
Removal of tree crop to waste 3 – 6 metres high	£750 per hectare
Woodland clearance benefiting raised bog/blanket bog felling of waste	£975 per hectare
Woodland clearance benefiting raised bog/blanket bog – felling and extraction	£1375 per hectare
Seedling tree removal	£35 per hectare
Small scale woodland thinning	£300 per hectare
Chipping/mulching of tree debris and brash	£500 per hectare
Restructuring with Caledonian Scots pine	£448 per hectare
Restructuring with diverse conifers	£448 per hectare
Restructuring with mixed broadleaves	£1,002 per hectare
Restructuring with native broadleaves	£1,099 per hectare
Woodland deer impact reduction	£30 per hectare for deer control during the first 5 years of a Deer Management Plan
Forest plan preparation	£20 per hectare for first 200 hectares, £5 per hectare thereafter with a minimum payment of £400 and a maximum payment of £15,000
Dead wood management	£40 per hectare
Stock fence	£4 per metre
Enhancing/modifying a stock fence in black grouse and capercaillie core areas	£2 per metre
Upgrading stock to deer fence	£2.75 per metre
Scare or temporary fencing	£1.50 per metre
Rabbit proofing – existing or new stock/deer fence	£1.90 per metre
Enhancing/modifying a deer fence in black grouse and capercaillie core areas	£5 per metre
Conversion of deer fence to stock fence in black grouse and capercaille core areas	£2 per metre
Fence removal	£2 per metre
Gate for stock fence	£100 each
Gate for deer fence	£170 each
Ditch/drain blocking with plastic piling dams: Small ditches (up to 0.5 metres wide and deep)	£60 per dam
Ditch/drain blocking with plastic piling dams: Medium ditches (between 0.5 and 1 metre wide and deep)	£120 per dam
Ditch/drain blocking with plastic piling dams: Large ditches (between 1 and 2 metres wide and 0.5 and 1 metre deep)	£280 per dam
Peat dam	£0.26 per metre of drain or furrow blocked with peat dams. Minimum payment £300
Small scale tree and shrub planting (on a site not exceeding 0.25 hectares)	£2 per tree or shrub
Heather restoration (in Black Grouse core areas)	£250 per hectare
Provision of bat and bird boxes	£15 per box.”.