Schedule 3 Management Activities (Priority Habitats)

In relation to semi-natural grassland—

management of species rich hay meadows;

management of species rich grassland;

management of species rich acid grassland of 10 hectares or less;

management of species rich acid grassland of over 10 hectares up to and including 50 hectares;

management of species rich acid grassland of over 50 hectares.

In relation to wetlands—

management of lowland wet grassland, fen, swamp, carr and reed beds;

management of lowland wet grassland to enhance numbers of breeding waders.

In relation to upland breeding wader sites—

management of upland breeding wader sites where there is a restricted grazing period;

management of upland breeding wader sites where there is a closed grazing period.

In relation to moorland—

management of heather moorland of 100 hectares or less;

management of heather moorland over 100 hectares up to and including 200 hectares;

management of heather moorland over 200 hectares;

management of rough moorland grazing of 20 hectares or less;

management of rough moorland grazing over 20 hectares up to and including 100 hectares;

management of rough moorland£5 per hectare per annum. grazing of more than 100 hectares;

reduction of number of suckler cow on heather moorland;

reduction of number of ewes on heather moorland.

In relation to lowland raised bog—

management of lowland raised bog of 100 hectares or less;

management of lowland raised bog of over 100 up to and including 200 hectares;

management of lowland raised bog over 200 hectares.

In relation to broadleaved farm woodland and farm scrub—

management of broadleaved farm woodland;

management of farm scrub.

In relation to coastal farmland—management of coastal farmland

In relation to archaeological features—

In relation to parkland—

In relation to inter-drumlin loughs—

management of improved land riparian to inter-drumlin loughs (including inflowing watercourses);

management of unimproved land riparian to inter-drumlin loughs (including inflowing watercourses);

management of buffer strips of improved land adjacent to inter- drumlin loughs;

management of buffer strips of unimproved land adjacent to inter-drumlin loughs.