# The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Central Borders) Designation Order 1993, Paragraph 10


The farmer shall prepare and agree with the Secretary of State a comprehensive farm conservation plan for his land, implement the terms of the plan and keep the operation of the plan under review. Each farm conservation plan will cover a 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 wetlands;
(ii) a grazing plan and other measures within the catchment necessary to conserve, enhance or extend areas of specially identified wetlands;
(iii) a grazing plan and other measures necessary to conserve, enhance or extend water margins, the margin of which must be at least 6 metres wide;
(iv) a grazing plan and other measures necessary to conserve, enhance or extend areas of herb rich grassland;
(v) a grazing plan and other measures necessary to conserve, enhance or extend areas of amenity or native or semi-natural woodland and scrub and if the farmer so wishes, limited amenity planting of trees;
(vi) if the farmer so wishes, measures to restore dykes, stone fanks, hedges, hedgerow trees and ponds to standards consistent with conservation interests;
(vii) if the farmer so wishes, measures to improve the condition of features or areas of historic or archaeological interest;
(viii) if the farmer so wishes, the creation of extended hedges or grass margins around fields to be used for rotational cropping by–
(a) not cropping a strip of at least 2 metres width;
(b) not applying chemicals or spreading fertiliser (including slurry) to a headland of at least 8 metres width;
(c) applying any other management as appropriate;
(ix) if the farmer so wishes, the creation of extended hedges around improved grassland fields by–
(a) fencing at least 3 metres from the centre line of the hedge;
(b) not applying chemicals or spreading fertiliser (including slurry) within 9 metres of the centre line of the hedge;
(c) management of the strip in the interests of conservation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/2767/schedule/paragraph/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmentally-sensitive-areas-central-borders-designation-order-1993/schedule/paragraph-10
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