# The Environmental Stewardship (England) Regulations 2005, Part 3: HLS options Column 1 Column 2 HLS option Maximum payment rate per agreement year 1 Hedgerows— (a) Maintenance of hedgerows of very high environmental value £27 per 100 metres 2 Woodland trees and scrub— (a) Protection of ancient trees in arable fields £25 per tree (b) Protection of ancient trees in intensive grassland £25 per tree (c) Maintenance of grazed woodland or parkland £180 per hectare (d) Restoration of grazed woodland or parkland £180 per hectare (e) Creation of grazed woodland £180 per hectare (f) Maintenance of small areas of woodland £100 per hectare (g) Restoration of small areas of woodland £100 per hectare (h) Creation of small areas of woodland in the less favoured area £200 per hectare (i) Creation of small areas of woodland outside the less favoured area £315 per hectare (j) Maintenance of successional areas and scrub for specific target species £100 per hectare (k) Restoration of successional areas and scrub for specific target species £100 per hectare (l) Creation of successional areas and scrub for specific target species £100 per hectare (m) Supplement to (g) above for the removal of livestock from overgrazed woodland £100 per hectare (n) Supplement to (k) and (l) above for the removal of livestock from overgrazed areas of scrub £100 per hectare 3 Orchards— (a) Maintenance of high value traditional orchards £250 per hectare (b) Maintenance of traditional orchards in production £95 per hectare (c) Restoration of traditional orchards £250 per hectare (d) Creation of traditional orchards £190 per hectare 4 Historic and landscape features— (a) Protection of sub-surface archaeological features by establishing grassland through natural regeneration £500 per hectare (b) Direct drilling of crops to protect archaeological features from ploughing or other deep cultivation £70 per hectare (c) Maintaining high water levels in wetland areas to protect archaeological features £240 per hectare (d) Maintenance of historic water features £295 per hectare (e) Maintenance of water meadows £350 per hectare (f) Restoration and management of water meadows £350 per hectare 5 Arable land— (a) Establishing (where appropriate) and maintaining a grass margin that contains a mixture of grass and wildflower species £485 per hectare (b) Establishing and maintaining plots with plant species beneficial to wild birds £475 per hectare (c) Establishing and maintaining fallow plots for ground-nesting birds £360 per hectare (d) Establishing and maintaining an un-harvested, fertiliser-free conservation headland £440 per hectare (e) Management of a cereal crop using reduced herbicides followed by over-wintered stubbles and a spring crop £195 per hectare (f) Management of fodder crops to retain or re-create a mixture of wildflower and grass for seed-eating birds £150 per hectare (g) Establishing and maintaining cultivated fallow plots or margins for rare arable plants on set-aside land £80 per hectare (h) Establishing and maintaining plots for ground-nesting birds on set-aside land £80 per hectare (i) Management of a cereal crop using reduced inputs followed by set-aside £140 per hectare (j) Establishing and maintaining of un-harvested, fertiliser-free conservation headlands followed by set-aside £400 per hectare (k) Establishing a spring cereal crop using restricted inputs to retain or re-create an arable area within a predominantly grassland area £250 per hectare (l) Establishing and maintaining cultivated fallow plots or margins for the establishment of rare arable plants £440 per hectare 6 Resource protection— (a) Reversion of arable land to unfertilised grassland to prevent erosion or run-off £280 per hectare (b) Reversion of arable land to grassland with low fertiliser input to prevent erosion or run-off £210 per hectare (c) Management of in-field grass areas to prevent erosion or run-off £350 per hectare (d) Preventing erosion or run-off from intensively managed improved grassland £280 per hectare (e) Supplement to (a) to (d) above for the seasonal removal of livestock from grassland or grass areas (as the case may be) £40 per hectare (f) Supplement to (d) above where grassland is also managed without the use of fertilisers £55 per hectare 7 Grassland— (a) Maintenance of species-rich grassland £200 per hectare (b) Restoration of species-rich grassland £200 per hectare (c) Creation of species-rich grassland £280 per hectare (d) Maintenance of wet grassland for breeding waders £335 per hectare (e) Maintenance of wet grassland for wintering waders and wildfowl £255 per hectare (f) Restoration of wet grassland for breeding waders £335 per hectare (g) Restoration of wet grassland for wintering waders and wildfowl £255 per hectare (h) Creation of wet grassland for breeding waders £355 per hectare (i) Creation of wet grassland for wintering waders and wildfowl £285 per hectare (j) Maintenance of semi-improved or rough grassland for target species £130 per hectare (k) Restoration of semi-improved or rough grassland for target species £130 per hectare (l) Creation of semi-improved or rough grassland for target species £210 per hectare (m) Management of buffer strips on intensive grassland £590 per hectare (n) Continuation or re-introduction of haymaking £75 per hectare (o) Supplement to (a) to (l) above for raising water levels in ditches and adjacent land £80 per hectare (p) Supplement to (e), (g) and (i) above for flooding the grassland £85 per hectare 8 Moorland and upland rough grazing— (a) Maintenance of moorland £40 per hectare (b) Restoration of moorland £40 per hectare (c) Creation of upland heathland £60 per hectare (d) Maintenance of rough grazing habitat for birds £80 per hectare (e) Restoration of rough grazing habitat for birds £80 per hectare (f) Supplement to (a), (b), (d) and (e) above for the management of grazing £5 per hectare (g) Supplement to (a), (b), (d) and (e) above for the removal of livestock £10 per hectare (h) Supplement to (a) to (e) above for the re-wetting of moorland to maintain wildlife habitats £10 per hectare (i) Supplement to (a), (b), (d) and (e) above for management of heather, gorse and grass by burning or cutting £7 per hectare 9 Access— (a) Permitting and making provision for public access to farmland £41 per hectare (b) Provision of footpath access on farmland £45 per 100 metres (c) Provision of paths on farm land for people with reduced mobility £105 per 100 metres (d) Upgrading and maintaining paths on farm land for people with reduced mobility £105 per 100 metres (e) Provision of bridleways or cycle paths on farm land £90 per 100 metres (f) Upgrading and maintenance of bridleways or cycle paths on farm land £90 per 100 metres (g) Permitting and making provision for access to farm land for educational visits £100 per visit (h) Permitting and making provision for public access to farm land – base payment for (a) to (f) above £350 per environmental stewardship agreement (i) Permitting access to farm land for educational visits – base payment for (g) above £500 per year 10 Lowland heathland— (a) Maintenance of lowland heathland £200 per hectare (b) Restoration of heathland on neglected sites £200 per hectare (c) Restoration of forestry areas to lowland heathland £200 per hectare (d) Creation of lowland heathland on arable or improved grassland £450 per hectare (e) Creation of lowland heathland on disused quarry sites £150 per hectare 11 Inter-tidal and coastal land— (a) Maintenance of coastal saltmarsh £30 per hectare (b) Restoration of coastal saltmarsh £30 per hectare (c) Creation of inter-tidal and saline habitat on arable land £700 per hectare (d) Creation of inter-tidal and saline habitat on grassland £500 per hectare (e) Creation of inter-tidal and saline habitat by unmanaged breach or regular inundation £150 per hectare (f) Maintenance of sand dunes £140 per hectare (g) Restoration of sand dunes £140 per hectare (h) Creation of coastal vegetated shingle and sand dunes on arable land £320 per hectare (i) Creation of coastal vegetated shingle and sand dunes on grassland £200 per hectare (j) Supplement to (a) to (e) above for the management of grazing on saltmarsh or saline habitat (as the case may be) £70 per hectare (k) Supplement to (b) and (e) above for the temporary removal of livestock from saltmarsh or saline habitat (as the case may be) £40 per hectare 12 Wetland— (a) Maintenance of ponds of high wildlife value with an area of less than 100 square metres £90 per pond (b) Maintenance of ponds of high wildlife value with an area of at least 100 square metres £180 per pond (c) Maintenance of reedbeds £60 per hectare (d) Restoration of reedbeds £60 per hectare (e) Creation of reedbeds £380 per hectare (f) Maintenance of fen £60 per hectare (g) Restoration of fen £60 per hectare (h) Creation of fen £380 per hectare (i) Maintenance of lowland raised bog to provide habitat for wildlife £150 per hectare (j) Restoration of lowland raised bog to provide habitat for wildlife £150 per hectare (k) Supplement to (c) to (h) above for implementing a cutting regime £350 per hectare (l) Supplement to (f) to (j) above for implementing a grazing regime £200 per hectare 13 Additional supplements— (a) Supplement for controlling invasive plant species £60 per hectare (b) Supplement for controlling bracken £35 per hectare (c) Supplement for the management of small fields £35 per hectare (d) Supplement for the management of difficult sites £50 per hectare (e) Supplement for land in respect of which there is more than one rights holder or owner £10 per hectare (f) Supplement for cattle grazing for conservation purposes £35 per hectare (g) Supplement for grazing native breeds at risk £70 per hectare --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/621/schedule/2/part/3 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-stewardship-england-regulations-2005/schedule-2/part-3 Contains public sector 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