Schedule 3 CAPITAL ACTIVITIES

	Column 1	Column 2
	Capital activity	Specification
1.	Bracken control on any area of land identified in a moorland management plan as requiring such control or on any area where such control would benefit a site managed as part of the undertaking under these regulations or under any of the Regulations mentioned in Regulation 7(1).	a. Control must be effected by cutting or crushing twice per year for 3 years or, subject to paragraph b., by spraying with asulam or other herbicides approved by the Secretary of State for this purpose; and b. Aerial spraying may be carried out only with the prior written consent of Scottish Natural Heritage and, where the area to be sprayed is an area which drains into still or flowing water from which a public water supply is obtained, of the local water authority.
2.	Erection of a fence, gate, footbridge or stile required for any of the management activities set out in Schedule 2 or which provide some other conservation benefit.	a. The construction and all materials used must conform with the appropriate British standards. b. Except as otherwise provided, fence stobs must be placed at intervals of no more than 3.5 metres or, where high tensile wire and droppers are used, 12 metres; c. Except as otherwise provided, a fence must have a minimum of 6 line wires or 2 line wires and woven wire netting; and d. A scare fence must consist of a minimum of 2 line wires with stobs at intervals of not more than 6 metres.
3.	Building or restoration of traditional drystone or flagstone dyke or wall	Drystone or flagstone dyke or wall should be rebuilt with material traditional to the locality and to a standard normally found there.
4.	External work to restore vernacular building to a wind and watertight condition	Restoration must normally be carried out using the same material used in the original construction.
5.	Amenity tree planting on a site not exceeding 0.25 hectares	a. Planting density must not exceed one tree per 10m²; and b. Native species appropriate to the site must be planted.
6.	Installation of tree guard and stake or a self-supporting tree guard required to protect amenity tree and hedge planting carried out as part of an undertaking under these Regulations.	The guard and stake or self-supporting tree guard must be securely fixed to protect newly planted material from damage by rodents and grazing animals.
7.	Planting of marram grass into areas threatened with erosion.	a. Transplants should be harvested from areas where marram is well established and there is little danger from erosion; b. Plants should be established at a density of at least 9 plants per square metre; and c. Planting should take place in late spring or autumn.
8.	Installation of a water trough required because the management of a water margin as part of an undertaking under these Regulations will result in stock being denied access to traditional watering points.	a. The water trough must be a purpose made item and incorporate a ballcock to shut off the water supply; and b. The trough must be permanently mounted on a durable base and a stop cock must be provided to control the water supply.
9.	Planting, replanting, coppicing or laying of a hedge.	a. Where new hedging or gapping up of existing hedges is undertaken, plants must be established in a double row with a minimum of 8 plants per metre in total; and b. A single species must not account for more than 75% of the plants established.
10.	Creation or restoration of pond	a. Existing habitats must not be damaged; b. The site must be capable of retaining water; and c. There must be an adequate supply of water.
11.	Sowing of species rich grass as part of the management activity, creation of species rich grassland, included in the undertaking.	a. Any existing sward should first be destroyed by cultivation or herbicide treatment; and b. A mixture consisting of no more than 85% fine- leaved or non-aggressive grasses and at least 15% mixed native flowers must be sown.
12.	Erection of suitable fencing to trap blowing sand and infill previously eroded dune areas.	Fencing must be fixed at right angles to the prevailing sand bearing wind and constructed of posts and rails with stobs no more than 3 metres apart and 4 rails (70mm × 20mm).