# The Countryside Stewardship Regulations 1996, 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 (as last amended by Council Regulation EEC No. 797/85), which list is contained in Council Directive 84/169 EEC as amended by Commission Decision 91/25 EEC; and
“watermeadow” means a meadow which is periodically inundated with water through a system of sluices and carriers.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/695/schedule/part/IV (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/countryside-stewardship-regulations-1996/schedule/part-IV
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