Paragraph 10

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch., para.5 rev. in pt. by Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Breadalbane) Designation 1995 art.2(5)(a)
Sch., para.10 amended by Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Breadalbane) Designation 1995 art.2(5)(b)
Sch. para.10(b)(vil) added by Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Breadalbane) Designation 1996 art.2
Sch. para. 4 words substituted by Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments) 2026 reg. 3(2)

The farmer shall prepare and agree with the Secretary of State a comprehensive farm conservation plan for his land and keep this under review. The farm conservation plan will relate to the first 5 year period of the Scheme and shall—

(a)

identify land and conservation features relevant to the requirements in paragraphs 1 to 9 above;

(b)

if appropriate to the farm unit, contain details of the following farming operations:—

(i)

a grazing plan and other measures necessary to conserve, enhance or extend areas of native woodland, amenity woodland and scrub and, if the farmer so wishes, limited amenity planting of trees;

(ii)

a grazing plan and other measures necessary to conserve, enhance or extend areas of wetland;

(iii)

a grazing plan and other measures necessary to conserve, enhance or extend areas of herb rich unimproved pasture and grassland;

(iv)

if the farmer so wishes, a grazing plan and other measures for the regeneration and/or retention of heather on specified areas of rough grazing;

(v)

if the farmer so wishes, measures to restore dykes and stone fanks and to restore hedges and ponds, to standards consistent with conservation interests;

(vi)

if the farmer so wishes, measures to improve the condition of features or areas of historic or archaeological interest.