The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage III) Designation Order 2000

articles 2(1) and(3), 3 and 5(1)

SCHEDULE 6 SOUTH WEST PEAK

PART 1 DESIGNATION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA

The area of land in the South West Peak district in the counties of Cheshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire which is shown coloured yellow on the maps contained in the volume of maps marked “Volume of maps of the South West Peak environmentally sensitive area” dated 6th November 2000, signed on behalf of the Minister by the Parliamentary Secretary and deposited at the offices of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR.

PART 2 CAPITAL ACTIVITIES

• The planting, coppicing or laying of hedges.

• The renovation of traditional farm buildings using traditional materials.

• The reversion of land to rough grazing or moorland.

• The control of bracken.

• The creation of flower-rich meadowland.

• The management of scrub.

• Works to protect historic and archaeological features.

• The provision and restoration of gates, stiles and footbridges, where an agreement includes requirements as to public access.

• Fencing associated with the exclusion of stock under item 10(b) of Part 3 of this Schedule.

• Protection or provision of hedgerow trees and other saplings.

• Restoration of ponds.

• Other works for the restoration or enhancement of wildlife habitats.

PART 3 MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

column 1	column 2
Activity	Maximum rate in £ per hectare of land per annum (except where otherwise stated)
1.  Maintenance of cultivated land.	15
2.  Management of enclosed permanent grassland.	45
3.  Management of enclosed permanent rough grazing.	42
4.  Enhanced management of pasture.	100
5.  Enhanced management of meadowland.	170
6.  Regeneration to create extensive pasture.	150
7.  Regeneration to create extensive meadowland.	150
8.  Where management of any kind under item 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6 is undertaken, additional management so as to create wet areas.	75
9.  In relation to moorland— (a) maintenance of moorland	32
(b) enhanced management of moorland	62
(c) regeneration of moorland through temporary stock exclusion.	30
10.  In relation to woodland— (a) maintenance of existing woodland	15
(b) management of woodland to enhance its nature conservation and landscape value.	120
11.  The provision of public access routes.	170
12.  Wall restoration.	£16 per metre

PART 4 DEFINITIONS

In this Schedule:

“enclosed permanent grassland” means enclosed grassland which has not been ploughed or reseeded for at least ten years;

“enclosed permanent rough grazing” means enclosed land which is used exclusively for the grazing of livestock, and which has not been regularly ploughed, levelled, drained or reseeded, or regularly treated with fertilizers, lime, slag or pesticides;

“extensive meadowland” means meadowland which is receiving no or minimal inputs of fertilizer, pesticides, nutrients and other agricultural admixtures;

“extensive pasture” means pasture that is receiving no fertilizer, pesticides or other agricultural admixtures;

“meadow” means grassland primarily used for the production of hay or silage;

“moorland” means land covered by semi-natural upland vegetation which is generally unenclosed except along ownership boundaries;

“pasture” means enclosed permanent grassland which is used for the production of pasture and which is receiving no or only minimal inputs of fertilizer, pesticides, nutrients or other agricultural admixtures;

“rough grazing” means land covered by semi-natural vegetation.