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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/countryside-stewardship-england-regulations-2020/schedule/part-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/41",
  "legislation_title": "The Countryside Stewardship (England) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/countryside-stewardship-england-regulations-2020",
  "path": "schedule/part/3",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "CAPITAL ACTIVITIES",
  "text": "Column 1\nColumn 2\nColumn 3\nActivity name\nDescription\nMaximum payment rate\n1. Access and engagement\n(a)\nAccess capital items\nConstruction of capital items (e.g. gates) to facilitate public access\nUp to 100% of actual cost\n(b)\nCountryside Educational Access Visits Accreditation\nAccredited training to carry out educational access visits\n£175 once per agreement\n2. Boundaries\n(a)\nStone-faced bank repair\nRepair of stone-faced banks\n£31 per m\n(b)\nStone-faced bank restoration\nRestoration of stone-faced banks\n£86 per m\n(c)\nEarth bank creation\nCreation of earth banks\n£13.50 per m\n(d)\nEarth bank restoration\nRestoration of earth banks\n£7 per m\n(e)\nHedgerow laying\nLaying of hedgerows\n£9.40 per m\n(f)\nHedgerow coppicing\nCoppicing of hedgerows\n£4 per m\n(g)\nHedgerow gapping-up\nPlanting up gaps to create a continuous hedgerow\n£9.50 per m\n(h)\nHedgerow supplement - casting up\nRestoration of hedgerow earth banks\n£3 per m\n(i)\nHedgerow supplement – substantial pre-work\nRestoration of hedgerow where substantial extra work is required\n£4.10 per m\n(j)\nHedgerow supplement – top binding and staking\nStrengthening laid hedges by top binding and staking\n£3.40 per m\n(k)\nPlanting new hedges\nPlanting new hedges\n£11.60 per m\n(l)\nStone wall restoration\nRestoration of stone walls\n£25 per m\n(m)\nTop wiring - stone wall\nRestoration of stone walls with top wiring\n£3.60 per m\n(n)\nStone wall supplement – stone from quarry\nRestoration of stone walls where there is insufficient re-usable stone on farm\n£44 per m\n(o)\nStone wall supplement – difficult sites/m\nRestoration of stone walls on particularly difficult sites\n£7.90 per m\n3. Feature management\n(a)\nManagement of geodiversity features\nManagement of sensitive geological features\nUp to 100% of actual costs\n(b)\nMajor preparatory works for Priority Habitat (creation and restoration) and for Priority Species\nMajor preparatory works for Priority Habitat (creation and restoration) and for Priority Species\nUp to 100% of actual costs\n4. Fencing and gates\n(a)\nFencing\nInstallation of fencing\n£4.00 per m\n(b)\nSheep netting\nInstallation of sheep netting\n£4.90 per m\n(c)\nPermanent electric fencing\nInstallation of permanent electric fencing\n£4.90 per m\n(d)\nRabbit fencing supplement\nInstallation of rabbit fencing\n£2.50 per m\n(e)\nFencing supplement - difficult sites\nInstallation of fencing in difficult sites\n£1.24 per m\n(f)\nAnti-predator combination fencing\nInstallation of permanent anti-predator combination fencing\n£11.10 per m\n(g)\nAnti-predator temporary electric fencing\nInstallation of temporary electric anti-predator fencing\n£2.85 per m\n(h)\nDeer fencing\nInstallation of permanent deer fencing in woodland\n£7.20 per m\n(i)\nTemporary deer fencing\nInstallation of temporary deer fencing in woodland\n£5.20 per m\n(j)\nDeer exclosure plot\nErection of a deer exclosure plot to protect areas of woodland\n£136 per unit\n(ja)\nDeer pedestrian gate\nInstallation of deer pedestrian gate\n£271.50 per unit\n(jb)\nDeer vehicle gate\nInstallation of deer vehicle gate\n£344.60 per unit\n(k)\nWooden field gate\nInstallation of wooden field gates\n£390 per gate\n(l)\nStone gate post\nInstallation of stone gate posts\n£280 per post\n(m)\nBadger gate\nInstallation of badger gates\n£135 per gate\n(n)\nWater gates\nInstallation of gates across rivers or streams to prevent livestock access\n£240 per gate\n4A. Forestry\n(a)\nDeer high seat\nInstallation of a temporary vantage point to cull deer\n£300 per unit\n(b)\nWoodland infrastructure\nConstruction of infrastructure to improve vehicle access to woodland\n40% of actual costs\n5. Historic environment and landscape\n(a)\nHistoric and archaeological feature protection\nProtection of historic and archaeological features\nUp to 100% of actual costs\n(b)\nHistoric building restoration\nRestoration of historic buildings in rural areas\nUp to 80% of actual costs\n(c)\nRemoval of eyesore\nRemoval of eyesores\n£290 per item\n6. Livestock\n(a)\nCattle grid\nInstallation of cattle grids\n£835 per item\n(b)\nLivestock handling facilities\nInstallation of livestock handling facilities\nUp to 80% of actual costs\n(c)\nHard bases for livestock drinkers\nConstruction of a hard base for livestock when drinking\n£110 per base\n(d)\nHard bases for livestock feeders\nConstruction of a hard base for livestock when feeding\n£170 per base\n(e)\nPasture pumps and associated pipework\nInstallation of pasture pumps and associated pipework\n£220 per pump\n(f)\nRam pumps and associated pipework\nInstallation of ram pumps and associated pipework\n£1,480 per pump\n(g)\nLivestock troughs\nInstallation of livestock drinking troughs\n£110 per trough\n(h)\nPipework associated with livestock troughs\nInstallation of pipework for livestock drinking troughs\n£2.65 per m\n7. Payment for advice\n(a)\nImplementation Plan\nProduction of a detailed plan to meet the requirements of another activity in this Schedule\n£1,100 per plan\n(b)\nFeasibility study\nInform the protection or management of habitats, features or species by providing sufficient information to plan and prescribe management over the length of a multi-annual agreement.\nUp to 100% of actual costs\n(c)\nWoodland management plan\nProduction of a 10 year management plan for woodland\nFirst 100 ha - £20 per ha (minimum payment £1,000)\nOver 100 ha - £10 per ha\n8. Scrub, tree and bracken control\n(a)\nScrub control & felling diseased trees\nControl or management of scrub, and removal of diseased or immature trees\nPayments range from £260 to £1680 per ha subject to site conditions and method of removal.\n(b)\nScrub control – difficult sites\nControl of scrub on difficult sites\nUp to 80% of actual costs\n(c)\nTree removal\nTree removal\n£144 per tree\n(d)\nChemical bracken control\nRemoval or reduction of bracken by the application of chemicals\n£170 per ha\n(e)\nMechanical bracken control\nRemoval or reduction of bracken by mechanical means\n£169 per ha\n(f)\nRhododendron control\nDestruction of rhododendron in a target area\nPayments range from £2,800 to £4,400 per hectare subject to site conditions.\n9. Soil and water\n(a)\nResurfacing of gateways\nResurfacing of gateways\n£92 per gateway\n(b)\nGateway relocation\nRelocation of gateways to prevent water run off\n£340 per gateway\n(c)\nWatercourse crossings\nConstruction of watercourse crossing for livestock and machinery\n£300 per crossing\n(d)\nLivestock and machinery hardcore tracks\nConstruction of hardcore tracks for livestock and machinery\n£33 per m\n(e)\nCross drains\nInstallation of cross drains under farm tracks or yard\n£245 per drain\n(f)\nInstallation of piped culverts in ditches\nInstallation of piped culverts in ditches/unit\n£340 per culvert\n(g)\nSediment ponds and traps\nCreation of sediment ponds and/or traps\n£10 per sq m\n(h)\nConstructed wetlands for the treatment of pollution\nConstruction and maintenance of a wetland area to treat polluted water\n50% of costs\n(i)\nEarth banks and soil bunds\nCreation of earth banks and/or soil bunds\n£155 for each unit (100m of bund)\n(j)\nSilt filtration dams or seepage barriers\nCreation of silt filtration dams and/or seepage barriers\n£75 per unit\n(k)\nSwales\nCreation of swales\n£5.95 per sq m\n(l)\nCheck dams\nConstruction of check dams or woody debris dams in woodland\n£42 per dam\n(m)\nYard – underground drainage pipework\nInstallation of underground drainage pipework for yards\n£5.50 per m\n(n)\nYard inspection pit\nConstruction of yard inspection pits\n£200 per unit\n(o)\nConcrete yard renewal\nConstruction of concrete yard with improved or upgraded drainage\n£27.14 per sq m\n(p)\nRainwater goods\nInstallation of new guttering and downpipes on existing farmyard buildings\n£11.40 per m\n(q)\nStorage tanks underground\nInstallation of underground rainwater storage tanks\n£350 per cubic metre (“cu m”)\n(r)\nAbove ground tanks\nInstallation of above ground rainwater storage tanks\n£100 per cu m\n(s)\nFirst flush rainwater diverters/downpipe filters\nInstallation of rainwater diverters and filters\n£125 per unit\n(t)\nRelocation of sheep dips and pens\nRelocation of sheep dips and pens\n£3,675 per unit\n(u)\nRelocation of sheep pens only\nRelocation of sheep pens only\n£1,830 per unit\n(v)\nSheep dip drainage aprons and sumps\nDesign and installation of sheep dip drainage aprons and sumps\n£18.25 per sq m\n(w)\nInstallation of livestock drinking troughs (in draining pens for freshly dipped sheep)\nInstallation of livestock drinking troughs in draining pens for freshly dipped sheep\n£68 per unit\n(x)\nLined biobed plus pesticide loading and washdown area\nInstallation of a lined biobed plus pesticide loading and washdown area\n£118 per sq m\n(y)\nLined biobed with existing washdown area\nInstallation of a line biobed with an existing washdown area\n£77 per sq m\n(z)\nBiofilters/unit\nInstallation of biofilters\n£990 per unit\n(aa)\nSprayer or applicator load and washdown area\nInstallation of a sprayer or applicator load and washdown area\n£40 per sq m\n(ab)\nRoofing (sprayer washdown area, manure storage area, livestock gathering area, slurry stores, silage stores)\nInstallation of roofing for sprayer washdown areas, manure storage areas, livestock gathering areas, slurry and silage stores.\n£62 per sq m\n(ac)\nSelf-supporting covers for slurry and anaerobic digestate stores\nInstallation of self-supporting covers for slurry and anaerobic digestate stores\n£30.50 per sq m\n(ad)\nFloating covers for slurry and anaerobic digestate stores and lagoons)\nInstallation of floating covers for slurry and anaerobic digestate stores and lagoons\n£5.60 per sq m\n(ae)\nEquipment to disrupt tramlines in arable areas\nPurchase of equipment to loosen soil in tramline area\n£1,500 per machine\n(af)\nSmall leaky woody dams\nCreation of small leaky woody dams (between 1m and 2.99m)\n£461.39 per dam\n(ag)\nLarge leaky woody dams\nCreation of large leaky woody dams (between 3m and 5m)\n£764.42 per dam\n10. Trees and orchards\n(a)\nPlanting standard hedgerow tree\nPlanting of standard hedgerow trees\n£8.80 per tree\n(b)\nPlanting standard parkland tree\nPlanting of standard parkland trees\n£24.50 per tree\n(c)\nPlanting fruit trees\nPlanting of fruit trees\n£22.50 per tree\n(d)\nSupply and plant tree\nSupply and plant trees\n£1.28 per tree\n(e)\nSupplement for use of individual tree-shelters\nInstallation of individual tree-shelters after planting\n£1.60 per unit\n(f)\nTree guard (tube and mesh)\nInstallation of tree guards (tube and mesh)\n£4 per guard\n(g)\nTree guard (wood post and rail)\nInstallation of tree guards (wood post and rail)\n£59.50 per guard\n(h)\nTree guard (wood post and wire)\nInstallation of tree guards (wood post and wire)\n£84 per guard\n(i)\nParkland tree guard – welded steel\nInstallation of welded steel tree guards\n£170 per tree\n(j)\nCoppicing bankside trees\nCoppicing of trees along watercourses\n£52 per tree\n(k)\nTree surgery\nTree surgery\n£96.50 per tree when cutting limbs up to and including 20 centimetres (“cm”) in diameter\n£200 per tree when cutting limbs over 20cm in diameter\n(l)\nStump grinding\nStump grinding\n£24 per stump\n(m)\nCreation of dead wood habitat on trees\nCreation of dead wood habitat on trees\n£175 per tree\n(n)\nIdentification of orchard fruit tree varieties\nIdentification of orchard fruit tree varieties\n£29 per variety\n11. Wetlands\n(a)\nGrip blocking drainage channels\nInstallation of grip-blocking drainage channels\n£14.80 per block\n(b)\nCreation of scrapes and gutters\nCreation of scrapes or gutters\n£2.80 per sq m\n(c)\nDitch, dyke and rhine restoration\nRestoration of ditches, dykes or rhines\n£7.30 per m\n(d)\nDitch, dyke and rhine creation\nCreation of ditches, dykes or rhines\n£8.40 per m\n(e)\nPond management – first 100 sq m\nCreation or restoration of ponds with an area of less than 100 sq m\n£270 per pond\n(f)\nPond management – areas more than 100 sq m\nCreation or restoration of ponds with an area of at least 100 sq m\n£170 per 100 sq m\n(g)\nRestoration of large water bodies\nRestoration of large water bodies\nUp to 100% of actual costs\n(h)\nTimber sluice\nInstallation of timber sluices\n£315 per sluice\n(i)\nBrick, stone or concrete sluice\nInstallation of brick, stone or concrete sluices\n£2,480 per sluice\n(j)\nConstruction of water penning structures\nConstruction of water penning structures\nUp to 100% of actual costs\n12. Wildlife boxes\n(a)\nSmall wildlife box\nInstallation of a small wildlife box\n£28.50 per box\n(b)\nMedium wildlife box\nInstallation of a medium wildlife box\n£39 per box\n(c)\nLarge wildlife box\nInstallation of a large wildlife box\n£100 per box\n13. Air quality\n(a)\nAutomatic slurry scraper\nInstallation of automatic slurry scraper\n£2760 per unit\n(b)\nLow ammonia emission flooring for livestock buildings\nInstallation of low ammonia emission flooring for livestock buildings\n£72 per sq m",
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. Pt. 3 inserted (8.2.2021) by The Countryside Stewardship (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/42), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(b)(i)"
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    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. Pt. 3 substituted (8.2.2021) by The Countryside Stewardship (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/42), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(b)(ii)"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. Pt. 3 inserted (8.2.2021) by The Countryside Stewardship (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/42), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(b)(iii)(aa)"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Sch. Pt. 3 inserted (8.2.2021) by The Countryside Stewardship (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/42), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(b)(iii)(bb)"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Sch. Pt. 3 inserted (8.2.2021) by The Countryside Stewardship (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/42), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(b)(iv)"
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. Pt. 3 in force at 11.2.2020, see reg. 1(1)"
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