# Countryside Management Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001, Schedule 3: Management Activities (Priority Habitats)


Column (1)
Column (2)
Activity
Maximum Payment Rate
1 In relation to semi-natural grassland—
(a) management of species rich hay meadows;
£150 per hectare per annum.
(b) management of species rich grassland;
£110 per hectare per annum.
(c) management of species rich acid grassland of 10 hectares or less;
£70 per hectare per annum.
(d) management of species rich acid grassland of over 10 hectares up to and including 50 hectares;
£35 per hectare per annum.
(e) management of species rich acid grassland of over 50 hectares.
£20 per hectare per annum.
2 In relation to wetlands—
(a) management of lowland wet grassland, fen, swamp, carr and reed beds;
£110 per hectare per annum.
(b) management of lowland wet grassland to enhance numbers of breeding waders.
£150 per hectare per annum.
3 In relation to upland breeding wader sites—
(a) management of upland breeding wader sites where there is a restricted grazing period;
£75 per hectare per annum.
(b) management of upland breeding wader sites where there is a closed grazing period.
£105 per hectare per annum.
4 In relation to moorland—
(a) management of heather moorland of 100 hectares or less;
£50 per hectare per annum.
(b) management of heather moorland over 100 hectares up to and including 200 hectares;
£25 per hectare per annum.
(c) management of heather moorland over 200 hectares;
£10 per hectare per annum.
(d) management of rough moorland grazing of 20 hectares or less;
£20 per hectare per annum.
(e) management of rough moorland grazing over 20 hectares up to and including 100 hectares;
£10 per hectare per annum.
(f) management of rough moorland£5 per hectare per annum. grazing of more than 100 hectares;
£5 per hectare per annum.
(g) reduction of number of suckler cow on heather moorland;
£250 per suckler cow removed per annum.
(h) reduction of number of ewes on heather moorland.
£30 per ewe removed per annum.
5 In relation to lowland raised bog—
(a) management of lowland raised bog of 100 hectares or less;
£50 per hectare per annum.
(b) management of lowland raised bog of over 100 up to and including 200 hectares;
£25 per hectare per annum.
(c) management of lowland raised bog over 200 hectares.
£10 per hectare per annum.
6 In relation to broadleaved farm woodland and farm scrub—
(a) management of broadleaved farm woodland;
£95 per hectare per annum.
(b) management of farm scrub.
£30 per hectare per annum.
7 In relation to coastal farmland—management of coastal farmland
£80 per hectare per annum.
8 In relation to archaeological features—
management of archaeological features.
£80 per 0·25 hectare or part thereof per annum up to 1·5 hectares and £20 per 0·25 hectare or part thereof per annum thereafter.
9 In relation to parkland—
management of parkland.
£50 per hectare per annum.
10 In relation to inter-drumlin loughs—
(a) management of improved land riparian to inter-drumlin loughs (including inflowing watercourses);
£45 per hectare per annum.
(b) management of unimproved land riparian to inter-drumlin loughs (including inflowing watercourses);
£40 per hectare per annum.
(c) management of buffer strips of improved land adjacent to inter- drumlin loughs;
£385 per hectare per annum.
(d) management of buffer strips of unimproved land adjacent to inter-drumlin loughs.
£345 per hectare per annum.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2001/43/schedule/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/countryside-management-regulations-northern-ireland-2001/schedule-3
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