Schedule 4 Management Activities (Optional Habitats)

In relation to arable lands managed for wildlife—

retention of winter stubble;

conversion of improved land to spring cereals or oil seed rape;

establishment of wild bird cover crop on improved land;

establishment of wild bird cover crop on arable land;

creation of a rough grass field margin;

establishment of a conservation crop margin.

In relation to winter feeding sites for migratory swans and geese—

management of improved land for winter feeding of migratory swans and geese of 5 hectares or less;

management of improved land for winter feeding of migratory swans and geese over 5 hectares and up to and including 25 hectares;

management of improved land for winter feeding of migratory swans and geese over 25 hectares;

management of arable land for winter feeding of migratory swans and geese of 5 hectares or less;

management of arable land for winter feeding of migratory swans and geese over 5 hectares and up to and including 25 hectares;

management of arable land for winter feeding of migratory swans and geese over 25 hectares.

In relation to lapwing breeding sites—

management of improved land for lapwing breeding;

management of unimproved land for lapwing breeding.

In relation to traditional orchards—

restoration of traditional orchards eligible for restoration;

recreation of traditional orchards eligible for recreation.

In relation to buffer strips adjacent to an Area of Special Scientific Interest, National Nature Reserve, Natura 2000 site, watercourse, lake or woodland—

management of a buffer strip on improved land;

management of a buffer strip on unimproved land.

In relation to heather regeneration—

burning of heather;

flailing of heather.

In relation to bracken—

control of bracken by tractor spraying;

control of bracken by knapsack spraying.

In relation to rhododendron—

In relation to scrub—

In relation to restoration of field boundaries—

restoring 5 metres of field boundaries per hectare per year;

restoring 10 metres of field boundaries per hectare per year.

In relation to provision of native trees—