The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Cotswold Hills) Designation Order 1994

3.  As regards all extensive permanent grassland which is the subject of an agreement—

(1) the farmer shall maintain the land and shall not carry out any mechanical operations from 1st April until 8th July inclusive in any year;

(2) the farmer shall graze with cattle or sheep or both, or with horses in conjunction with cattle or sheep or both;

(3) the farmer shall not exceed 0.75 livestock units per hectare on land in valley bottoms from 1st April until 31st May inclusive in any year;

(4) the farmer shall restrict supplementary feeding of cattle or sheep to areas agreed with the Minister in writing in advance;

(5) the farmer shall not apply any organic or inorganic fertiliser except for farmyard manure. He shall apply farmyard manure in a single application and shall not increase existing application rates and in any event shall not apply more than 12.5 tonnes per hectare per year on hay meadows and 12.5 tonnes per hectare in any three year period on other land. He shall not apply slurry, pig or poultry manure or sewage sludge;

(6) the farmer shall not apply lime, slag or any other substance designed to reduce the acidity of the soil;

(7) the farmer shall observe the provisions of paragraph 2 above.