Part IV INTERPRETATION

In Parts I to III of the Schedule—

• “carr” means an area of marshy ground on which the vegetation is predominantly willow or alder;

• “fen” means an area off low lying marshy ground;

• “grassland” means land on which the vegetation consists primarily of grass species;

• “heath” means an area of grass, shrubs and trees on acidic sandy soils;

• “improved land” means land which has been either drained, fertilised, reseeded or otherwise managed to increase its productive capacity;

• “lowland” means other than upland;

• “management plan” means a plan for carrying out any activity (other than the making of a payment) provided for in a stewardship agreement;

• “maiden fruit tree” means a fruit tree not more than 2 years old;

• “meadowland” means land used for the production of hay or silage;

• “reedbeds” means an area of marshy ground on which the vegetation consists primarily of reeds;

• “rough pasture” means permanent grassland on which the vegetation is predominantly natural because agricultural improvement is difficult due to terrain or other physical constraints;

• “scrape” means a shallow excavation which may hold water seasonally;

• “standard fruit tree” means a fruit tree other than a maiden fruit tree with a stem of between 1.6 metres and 2 metres and no more than 5 years old;

• “upland” means situated within the area in England included in the list of less-favoured farming areas established under Article 2(2) of Council Directive 75/268 EEC on mountain and hill farming in less-favoured areas^f1 (as last amended by Council Regulation EEC No. 797/85)^f2, which list is contained in Council Directive 84/169 EEC^f3 as amended by Commission Decision 91/25 EEC^f4; and

• “watermeadow” means a meadow which is periodically inundated with water through a system of sluices and carriers.