Regulation 2 Amendment of the Countryside Stewardship (England) Regulations 2020

(1)

The Countryside Stewardship (England) Regulations 2020^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In the Schedule, in Part 2 (“Management activities”), in the table—

(a)

under the heading “4. Grassland”, in the entry “(e) Permanent grassland with very low inputs in SDAs”, in column 3, for “£98 per ha” substitute “£151 per ha”;

(b)

under the heading “7. Soil and water”, in the entry “(j) Seasonal livestock removal on grassland in SDAs next to streams, rivers and lakes”, in column 3, for “£77 per ha” substitute “£115 per ha”;

(c)

under the heading “8. Uplands”—

(i)

in the entry “(h) Restoration of wood pasture and parkland”, in column 3, for “£316 per ha” substitute “£371 per ha”;

(ii)

in the entry “(i) Creation of wood pasture”, in column 3, for “£333 per ha” substitute “£544 per ha”;

(d)

under the heading “9. Woodland and scrub”, in the entry “(d) Management of wood pasture and parkland”, in column 3, for “£198 per ha” substitute “£212 per ha”; and

(e)

under the heading “12. Organic conversion”, in the entry “(e) Organic conversion – top fruit”, in column 3, for “£1,254 per ha per year for up to 3 years” substitute “£1,920 per ha per year for up to 3 years”.

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Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2020/41, amended by S.I. 2021/42, 2022/141, 2023/159.