Paragraph 1

the farmer shall not use the land (including ley grassland which has been established for less than 5 years) for the growing of arable crops apart from land in such use on 31st December 1993;

the farmer shall not increase existing application rates of organic or inorganic fertiliser. He shall not apply organic fertiliser within 50 metres of any spring, well or borehole that supplies water for human consumption or within 10 metres of any watercourse;

the farmer shall not remove any hedges, walls or hedgebanks or any part thereof and shall not plough or apply pesticides or fertiliser on land within 1 metre of any hedge, wall or hedgebank;

the farmer shall maintain stockproof hedges, walls and hedgebanks in a stockproof condition using traditional materials;

within two years of the start of the agreement the farmer shall agree in writing with the Minister a programme for the selection and tagging of saplings to develop into hedgerow trees. He shall not damage or remove tagged trees;

the farmer shall retain and manage individual trees and groups of trees for which he is responsible;

the farmer shall retain existing broadleaved woodland and within two years of the start of the agreement shall obtain written advice from a person approved by the Minister on the management of existing woodland and on any proposals to plant new woodland. He shall not plant any new woodland or trees without the Minister’s prior written approval;

the farmer shall not increase existing stocking levels within woodland or area of supplementary feeding within woodland;

the farmer shall retain and manage any watercourses, ditches, ponds and wetland for which he is responsible (including margins and banks) by mechanical means. He shall not construct any new ponds without the Minister’s prior written approval;

the farmer shall manage any scrub;

the farmer shall maintain any weatherproof traditional farm buildings for which he is responsible in a weatherproof condition using traditional styles and materials;

the farmer shall not damage, destroy or remove any feature of archaeological or historic interest;

the farmer shall obtain from a person approved by the Minister written advice on the agricultural management of known archaeological and historic features;

the farmer shall not erect any new permanent fences, other than those used for side protection of hedges and hedgebanks, without the Minister’s prior written approval;

the farmer shall dispose of sheep dip safely and shall not spread sheep dip where it may affect areas of nature conservation value;

the farmer shall obtain written advice from the Minister on siting, design and materials before constructing buildings or roads or before carrying out any other engineering or construction works which do not require prior notification determination by the local planning authority under the Town and Country Planning General Development Order 1988^f1, or planning permission.