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Paragraph 1

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On rough grazings, unimproved grassland, reverted improved grassland, machair and dune grassland, wetlands, water margins, native, amenity or semi-natural woodlands and scrub–

(a)

the conservation interest shall not be damaged by new drainage works, ploughing, clearing, levelling, re-seeding or cultivating;

(b)

livestock shall be managed to avoid poaching or overgrazing;

(c)

pesticides shall not be used except with the consent of the Secretary of State; and

(d)

lime or fertiliser, including farmyard manure and slurry, shall not be used except with the consent of the Secretary of State.