# The Countryside Stewardship Regulations 1998, Part I: Management Activities Column 1 Column 2 Activity Maximum payment rate 1 In relation to hay meadows— (a) management of lowland meadowland of more than 3 hectares £85 per hectare per agreement year (b) management of lowland meadowland of 3 hectares or less £115 per hectare per agreement year (c) management of upland meadowland of more than 5 hectares £80 per hectare per agreement year (d) management of upland meadowland of 5 hectares or less £130 per hectare per agreement year (e) where sub-paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) apply, additional management in the initial years of the agreement. £40 per hectare per agreement year for the first 5 agreement years 2 In relation to grazed pasture— (a) management of pasture of more than 3 hectares £85 per hectare per agreement year (b) management of pasture of 3 hectares or less £115 per hectare per agreement year (c) management of enclosed upland pasture £50 per hectare per agreement year (d) management of grassland above chalk and limestone £60 per hectare per agreement year (e) management of upland rough pasture £20 per hectare per agreement year (f) where sub-paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) apply, additional management in the initial years of the agreement. £40 per hectare per agreement year for the first 5 agreement years 3 In relation to upland moorland— (a) management to enable regeneration of suppressed heather £65 per hectare per agreement year for the first 5 agreement years, then £15 per hectare per agreement year for the next 5 agreement years (b) management to enable regeneration of heather on improved land. £120 per hectare per agreement year for the first 5 agreement years, then £70 per hectare per agreement year for the next 5 agreement years 4 In relation to cultivated land— (a) creation and management of grassland £280 per hectare per agreement year (b) where sub-paragraph (a) applies, additional management in the initial years of the agreement. £40 per hectare per agreement year for the first 5 agreement years 5 In relation to existing or proposed lowland heath— (a) management to prevent decline of existing lowland heath £20 per hectare per agreement year (b) management to improve existing lowland heath £30 per hectare per agreement year (c) creation and management of lowland heath on cultivated land £275 per hectare per agreement year (d) where sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c) applies, additional management at any stage of the agreement. £50 per hectare per agreement year 6 In relation to arable field margins— (a) establishment and maintenance of an uncropped arable margin at least 6 metres wide £35 per 100 metres per agreement year (b) establishment and maintenance of a grass margin or strip at least 2 metres wide. £15 per 100 metres per agreement year 7 In relation to areas other than any of a kind referred to in paragraphs 1 to 6 above— (a) restoration and management of orchards £250 per hectare per agreement year (b) restoration and management of water meadows £225 per hectare per agreement year (c) management of sand dunes £50 per hectare per agreement year (d) where sub-paragraph (c) applies, additional management in the first agreement year in which the management of sand dunes commences £40 per hectare in respect of the first such agreement year (e) management of salt-marshes £20 per hectare per agreement year (f) where sub-paragraph (e) applies, additional management in the first agreement year in which the management of salt-marshes commences £40 per hectare in respect of the first such agreement year (g) management of any of the following: fen, reedbeds and carr £100 per hectare per agreement year (h) where sub-paragraph (g) applies, additional creation of reedbeds or additional planting of willow or alder saplings. £40 per hectare per agreement year for the first 5 agreement years 8 In relation to public access— (a) creation and maintenance of new footpaths for public access £150 per agreement year plus £0.15 per metre per agreement year (b) creation and maintenance of new bridleways for public access £150 per agreement year plus £0.30 per metre per agreement year (c) creation and maintenance of paths suitable for use by disabled people for public access £150 per agreement year plus £0.30 per metre per agreement year (d) permitting access to agreement land for educational visits £500 per agreement year (e) permitting other public access to agreement land. £150 per agreement year plus £35 per hectare per agreement year 9 In relation to arable land in a pilot area— (a) the retention of overwintered stubbles, other than in the circumstances specified in sub-paragraph (b), (c) or (e) below £55 per hectare per agreement year (b) the retention of overwintered stubbles immediately following the cultivation of a cereal or linseed crop £80 per hectare per agreement year (c) the retention of overwintered stubbles, followed by a spring and summer fallow £540 per hectare per agreement year (d) the retention of overwintered stubbles in the circumstances described in both sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) £565 per hectare per agreement year (e) the retention of overwintered stubbles, followed by the cultivation of a spring crop £90 per hectare per agreement year (f) the retention of overwintered stubbles in the circumstances described in both sub-paragraphs (b) and (e) £115 per hectare per agreement year (g) undersowing of a spring cereal crop, other than in the circumstances specified in sub-paragraph (h) or (i) below £180 per hectare per agreement year (h) the undersowing of a spring cereal crop following the retention of overwintered stubbles £200 per hectare per agreement year (i) the undersowing of a spring cereal crop, which is followed by a ley £600 per hectare per agreement year (j) the undersowing of a spring cereal crop in the circumstances specified in both sub-paragraphs (h) and (i) £620 per hectare per agreement year (k) creating and managing a crop margin with no summer insecticide £20 per hectare per agreement year (l) creating and managing a conservation headland £100 per hectare per agreement year (m) creating and managing a conservation headland without any fertiliser applications £150 per hectare per agreement year (n) establishment of wildlife seed mixtures. Agreed costs of implementing proposal --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1327/schedule/1/part/I (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/countryside-stewardship-regulations-1998/schedule-1/part-I Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.