The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage IV) Designation Order 2000

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

SCHEDULE 1 BLACKDOWN HILLS

PART 1 DESIGNATION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA

The area of land in the Blackdown Hills in the counties of Devon and Somerset which is shown coloured yellow on the maps contained in the volume of maps marked “Volume of maps of the Blackdown Hills 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 of hedges (including the provision of hedge banks where appropriate), the laying and the coppicing of hedges and the restoration of non-stockproof hedges and hedgebanks.

• The control of bracken or scrub.

• The restoration of farm buildings using traditional materials.

• Works to protect historic and archaeological features.

• The reversion of land to heathland.

• The provision of fencing and water supplies associated with the re-introduction of livestock for grazing.

• The creation or restoration of ponds.

• The restoration and re-planting of traditional orchards.

• The selection and tagging of saplings to develop into hedgerow trees.

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

• Tree planting.

• Fencing to exclude livestock from woodland.

• Other works associated with habitat restoration or enhancement.

PART 3 MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

Column 1	Column 2
Activity	Maximum rate in £ per hectare of land per annum (except where otherwise stated)
1.  Management of cultivated land.	20
2.  Management of improved permanent grassland.	35
3.  Management of low input permanent grassland.	40
4.  Management of grassland field margins.	100
5.  Management of unimproved pasture and rough land.	80
6.  Management of species-rich hay meadows.	160
7.  Re-creation and management of heathland.	260
8  In relation to woodland— (a) maintenance of existing woodland	20
(b) management of woodland to enhance its nature conservation and landscape value.	100
9.  Hedgerow management.	£0.25 per metre
10.  Hedge and hedgebank restoration.	£11 per metre
11.  The provision of public access routes.	170

PART 4 DEFINITIONS

In this Schedule:

“heathland” means sandy or chalky land which is free-draining and covered by semi-natural vegetation;

“improved permanent grassland” means permanent grassland that is regularly treated with fertilizers, and used for pasture or for the production of hay or silage;

“low input permanent grassland” means permanent grassland used for pasture or hay or silage production, which receives little or no fertilizer and which has the potential to develop or has developed botanical diversity;

“permanent grassland” means grassland which has not been ploughed or re-seeded for at least five years.

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

SCHEDULE 2 COTSWOLD HILLS

PART 1 DESIGNATION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA

The area of land in the Cotswold Hills in the counties of Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire and Worcester which is shown coloured yellow on the maps contained in the volume of maps marked “Volume of maps of the Cotswold Hills 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 provision of drystone walls.

• The planting, laying, coppicing and gapping-up of hedges.

• The creation or restoration of ponds.

• The restoration of farm buildings using traditional materials.

• Works to protect historic and archaeological features.

• The control of bracken or scrub.

• The provision of fencing and water supplies associated with the re-introduction of livestock for grazing.

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

• The re-introduction of pollarding management.

• Tree planting.

• The restoration and replanting of traditional orchards.

• Diverse seed mix for arable reversion.

• Fencing to protect habitats.

• Other works associated with habitat restoration or enhancement.

PART 3 MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

Column 1	Column 2
Activity	Maximum rate in £ per hectare of land per annum (except where otherwise stated)
1.  Management of improved permanent grassland.	30
2.  Management of extensive permanent grassland.	70
3.  In relation to cultivated land— (a) management of cultivated land	15
(b) reversion of arable land to extensive permanent grassland	290
(c) retention of stubbles over winter	80
(d) creation and management of conservation headlands.	120
4.  Wall restoration.	£28 per metre
5.  Hedgerow restoration.	£5 per metre
6.  The provision of public access routes.	170

PART 4 DEFINITIONS

In this Schedule:

“conservation headland” means a strip of land subject to restrictions on the use of fertilizers and herbicides, that is between ten and twelve metres wide along the edge of a field growing arable crops;

“extensive permanent grassland” means permanent grassland which is receiving no or only minimal inputs of fertilizer or pesticides;

“improved permanent grassland” means permanent grassland that is regularly treated with fertilizers and used for pasture or for the production of hay or silage;

“permanent grassland” means grassland which has not been ploughed or re-seeded for at least five years.

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

SCHEDULE 3 DARTMOOR

PART 1 DESIGNATION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA

The area of land on Dartmoor in the county of Devon which is shown coloured yellow on the maps contained in the volume of maps marked “volume of maps of Dartmoor environmentally sensitive area” dated 6th November 2000, signed and sealed by the Minister and deposited at the offices of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR.

PART 2 CAPITAL ACTIVITIES

• The restoration of farm buildings using traditional materials.

• The control of bracken or scrub.

• Works to protect historic and archaeological features.

• The planting, laying, coppicing and gapping-up of hedges.

• The regeneration of suppressed heather.

• The creation or restoration of ponds.

• The rebuilding of walls and banks using traditional materials.

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

• Tree planting.

• The provision of fencing and water supplies associated with the re-introduction of livestock for grazing.

• Reversion to rough land, moorland, heather moorland or other heathland.

• Restoration or replanting of traditional orchards.

• Fencing to exclude livestock from woodland.

• The provision of cattle grids.

• The provision or restoration of timber gates and gateposts (including granite posts).

• Other works associated with habitat restoration or enhancement.

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.	20
2.  Maintenance of improved permanent grassland.	30
3.  Maintenance of low input permanent grassland.	37
4.  Maintenance of unimproved pasture and enclosed rough land.	45
5.  Where maintenance of the kind referred to in item 4 above is undertaken, additional management for the purposes of enhancing biodiversity through the temporary exclusion of livestock.	50
6.  In relation to moorland— (a) maintenance of moorland	60
(b) enhanced management of moorland and other semi-natural vegetation	105
(c) where maintenance of the kind referred to in item 6(a) above is undertaken, additional management for the purposes of enhancing biodiversity through the early adoption of winter stocking restrictions	8.50
(d) where management of the kind referred to in item 6(a) above is undertaken, additional management for the purposes of enhancing biodiversity through the exclusion of cattle during winter	15
(e) where management of the kind referred to in item 6(a) or 6(b) above is undertaken, additional management for the purposes of enhancing biodiversity through the control of purple moor-grass by grazing during the summer	25
(f) where management of the kind referred to in item 6(b) above is undertaken, additional management for the purposes of enhancing biodiversity through the temporary exclusion of livestock during winter.	12
7.  Re-creation and management of moorland.	250
8.  In relation to woodland— (a) maintenance of existing woodland	15
(b) management of woodland to enhance its nature conservation and landscape value.	170
9.  Hedge management.	£0.25 per metre
10.  Wall or bank restoration.	£18 per metre
11.  The provision of public access routes.	170
12.  Management of any kind referred to in items 1 to 10 above which is undertaken in relation to common land— (a) in respect of any period before 1st April 2001	5
(b) in respect of any period beginning after 31st March 2001.	10
13.  Management of species-rich hay meadows.	160
14.  Enhanced management of heather moorland.	78

PART 4 DEFINITIONS

In this Schedule:

“improved permanent grassland” means permanent grassland that is regularly treated with fertilizers, and used for pasture or for the production of hay or silage;

“low input permanent grassland” means grassland used for pasture or hay or silage production, which receives little or no fertilizer and which has the potential to develop or has developed botanical diversity;

“permanent grassland” means grassland which has not been ploughed or re-seeded for at least ten years;

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

SCHEDULE 4 ESSEX COAST

PART 1 DESIGNATION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA

The area of land on the Essex Coast in the county of Essex which is shown coloured yellow on the maps contained in the volume of maps marked “Volume of maps of the Essex Coast 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 construction of water-penning structures or other works designed to control water levels

• The construction or reconstruction of culverts and other farm ditch crossings.

• The restoration of ditches and dykes.

• The creation or restoration of ponds.

• The creation or restoration of reedbeds and sedgebeds.

• The provision of water supplies, fencing and collection pens associated with the re-introduction of livestock for grazing.

• The planting, laying or coppicing of hedges.

• The creation or improvement of herb-rich grassland.

• Works to protect historic and archaeological features.

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

• Management of scrub.

• The creation of scrapes.

• The restoration of dykes, ditches, gutters and footdrains.

• The installation and repair of windpumps for water-level management.

• Fencing to protect habitats.

• Other works associated with habitat restoration or enhancement.

PART 3 MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

Column 1	Column 2
Activity	Maximum rate in £ per hectare of land per annum
1.  Maintenance of permanent grassland.	70
2.  Management of wet grassland.	190
3.  Management of marshland.	250
4.  Reversion of cultivated land to permanent grassland.	275
5.  Where management of any kind referred to in item 1 or 4 above is undertaken, additional management for the purposes of enhancing biodiversity through water management, and restrictions on livestock and agricultural activities on grazing marsh.	80
6.  Where management of any kind referred to in item 1, 2 or 4 above is undertaken, additional management of water, and restrictions on livestock and agricultural activities for the purposes of enhancing biodiversity by encouraging wildfowl.	50
7.  Provision of public access routes.	170

PART 4 DEFINITIONS

In this Schedule:

“permanent grassland” means grassland which has not been ploughed or re-seeded for at least five years;

“scrape” means a shallow excavation which may hold water seasonally;

“wet grassland” means grassland with the potential to retain winter and spring water levels on marshland to create field wetness or to allow shallow pools to develop.

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

SCHEDULE 5 SHROPSHIRE HILLS

PART 1 DESIGNATION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA

The area of land in the Shropshire Hills in the county of Shropshire which is shown coloured yellow on the maps contained in the volume of maps marked “Volume of maps of the Shropshire Hills 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, laying, coppicing and gapping-up of hedges.

• The restoration of farm buildings using traditional materials.

• The creation of species-rich meadows.

• The control of bracken or scrub.

• The creation or restoration of ponds.

• Works to protect historic and archaeological features.

• The regeneration of suppressed heather.

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

• Tree planting.

• The provision and protection of hedgerow saplings.

• Fencing to protect habitats.

• Other works associated with habitat restoration or enhancement.

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.	20
2.  Maintenance of permanent grassland.	35
3.  Management of extensive permanent grassland.	55
4.  Where management of the kind referred to in item 2 or 3 above is undertaken, additional management so as to conserve meadowland.	90
5.  Where management of the kind referred to in item 2 or 3 above is undertaken, additional management for the purposes of enhancing biodiversity through restrictions on stocking.	60
6.  In relation to moorland— (a) maintenance of moorland	60
(b) where management of the kind referred to in item 6(a) above is undertaken, additional management for the purposes of enhancing biodiversity through the removal of 50% of livestock from moorland	4.50
(c) where management of the kind referred to in item 6(a) above is undertaken, additional management for the purposes of enhancing biodiversity through the removal of all livestock from moorland over winter.	16
(d) enhanced management of moorland over winter.	95
7.  Where management of the kind referred to in item 1, 2, 3 or 6(a) above is undertaken, additional management so as to create or enhance wet areas.	160
8.  In relation to woodland— (a) maintenance of existing woodland	20
(b) management of woodland to enhance its nature conservation and landscape value.	150
9.  Hedge restoration	£9 per metre
10.  Management of any kind referred to in items 1 to 9 above which is undertaken in relation to common land—
(a) in respect of the period ending on 31st August 2001.	5
(b) in respect of the period beginning after 31st August 2001.	10
11.  The provision of public access routes.	170

PART 4 DEFINITIONS

In this Schedule:

“extensive permanent grassland” means permanent grassland which is receiving no or only minimal inputs of fertilizer or pesticides;

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

“permanent grassland” means grassland which has not been ploughed or re-seeded for at least five years.

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

SCHEDULE 6 UPPER THAMES TRIBUTARIES

PART 1 DESIGNATION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA

The area of land in the valleys of the Upper Thames and its tributaries in the counties of Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire which is shown coloured yellow on the maps contained in the volume of maps marked “Volume of maps of the Upper Thames Tributaries 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, laying, coppicing and gapping-up of hedges.

• The creation or restoration of ponds.

• The construction of water-penning structures or other works designed to control water levels.

• The provision of fencing and water supplies associated with the re-introduction of livestock for grazing.

• The restoration of fen habitats and reedbeds.

• The restoration of stone walls.

• The restoration of farm buildings using traditional materials.

• The re-introduction of pollarding management.

• The creation or improvement of herb-rich grassland

• Works to protect historic and archaeological features.

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

• The management of scrub.

• The creation of scrapes.

• The creation, reinstatement or reprofiling of dykes, ditches and footdrains.

• The provision of silt traps in water courses.

• Diverse seed mix for arable reversion.

• Fencing to protect habitats.

• Other works associated with habitat restoration or enhancement.

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 permanent grassland.	35
2.  Where management of the kind referred to in item 1 above is undertaken, additional management for the purpose of prohibiting the application of fertilizer within 6 metres of any field boundary.	20
3.  Where management of the kind referred to in item 1 above is undertaken, additional management for the purposes of enhancing biodiversity through the exclusion of livestock.	50
4.  Management of extensive permanent grassland.	105
5.  Where management of the kind referred to in item 4 above is undertaken, additional management so as to conserve meadowland.	55
6.  Management of wet grassland.	270
7.  In relation to cultivated land— (a) reversion of cultivated land to extensive permanent grassland	310
(b) reversion of cultivated land to wet grassland	435
(c) the creation and management of arable margin buffer strips.	400
8.  Hedgerow restoration	£7 per metre
9.  The provision of public access routes.	170
10.  Management of wet grassland.	155
11.  Reversion of cultivated land to wet grassland.	330

PART 4 DEFINITIONS

In this Schedule:

“buffer strip” means a strip of land which is subject to a prohibition of the use of fertilizers and pesticides, is at least five metres wide and is located at the edge of a field used for the production of arable crops;

“extensive permanent grassland” means permanent grassland which is receiving no or only minimal inputs of fertilizer or pesticides;

“permanent grassland” means grassland which has not been ploughed or re-seeded for at least ten years;

“scrape” means a shallow excavation which may hold water seasonally;

“wet grassland” means grassland with the potential to retain winter and spring water levels at marsh level to create field wetness or allow shallow pools to develop.

article 6

SCHEDULE 7 ORDERS REVOKED

Blackdown Hills Environmentally Sensitive Area

• The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Blackdown Hills) Designation Order 1994(1)

• The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Blackdown Hills) Designation (Amendment) Order 1996(2)

• The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Blackdown Hills) Designation (Amendment) Order 1999(3)

Cotswold Hills Environmentally Sensitive Area

• The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Cotswold Hills) Designation Order 1994(4)

• The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Cotswold Hills) Designation (Amendment) Order 1995(5)

• The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Cotswold Hills) Designation (Amendment) Order 1996(6)

• The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Cotswold Hills) Designation (Amendment) Order 1998(7)

• The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Cotswold Hills) Designation (Amendment) Order 1999(8)

The Dartmoor Environmentally Sensitive Area

• The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Dartmoor) Designation Order 1994(9)

• The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Dartmoor) Designation (Amendment) Order 1996(10)

• The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Dartmoor) Designation (Amendment) Order 1999(11)

The Essex Coast Environmentally Sensitive Area

• The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Essex Coast) Designation Order 1994(12)

• The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Essex Coast) Designation (Amendment) Order 1996(13)

• The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Essex Coast) Designation (Amendment) Order 1999(14)

The Shropshire Hills Environmentally Sensitive Area

• The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Shropshire Hills) Designation Order 1994(15)

• The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Shropshire Hills) Designation (Amendment) Order 1996(16)

• The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Shropshire Hills) Designation (Amendment) Order 1999(17)

The Upper Thames Tributaries Environmentally Sensitive Area

• The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Upper Thames Tributaries) Designation Order 1994(18)

• The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Upper Thames Tributaries) Designation (Amendment) Order 1996(19)

• The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Upper Thames Tributaries) Designation (Amendment) Order 1998(20)

• The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Upper Thames Tributaries) Designation (Amendment) Order 1999(21)

(1)

S.I. 1994/707.

(2)

S.I. 1996/2106.

(3)

S.I. 1999/2233.

(4)

S.I. 1994/708.

(5)

S.I. 1995/200.

(6)

S.I. 1996/2107.

(7)

S.I. 1998/1800.

(8)

S.I. 1999/2234.

(9)

S.I. 1994/710.

(10)

S.I. 1996/2110.

(11)

S.I. 1999/2236.

(12)

S.I. 1994/711.

(13)

S.I. 1996/2108.

(14)

S.I. 1999/2232.

(15)

S.I. 1994/709.

(16)

S.I. 1996/2109.

(17)

S.I. 1999/2235.

(18)

S.I. 1994/712.

(19)

S.I. 1996/2105.

(20)

S.I. 1998/1803.

(21)

S.I. 1999/2237.