Paragraph 1 All land

the farmer shall not increase the area of land used for growing arable or fodder crops (including ley grassland which has been established for less than five years) beyond that in existence on 31st August 1992;

the farmer shall not remove any, or any part of, hedges and banks;

the farmer shall maintain any hedges laid since 31st December 1987 in a stockproof condition using traditional methods;

the farmer shall maintain trees growing on stream and river banks;

the farmer shall maintain hedgerow and field trees;

the farmer shall maintain ponds and retain wet areas;

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

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

the farmer shall dispose of sheep-dip safely and not spread it in areas of nature conservation value;

the farmer shall maintain watercourses and ditches in rotation by mechanical means and shall dry and level spoil.The farmer shall not fill in any watercourses or ditches;

the farmer shall not install any new field drainage system or modify any existing system so as to bring about improved drainage;

the farmer shall not remove any mounds or fill in any natural depressions;

the farmer shall not increase existing application rates of organic or inorganic fertiliser and shall not in any event apply more than 175 kilogrammes of nitrogen per hectare per year.He shall not apply pig or poultry manure and shall not apply farmyard manure or slurry except where it has been produced on his own farm.He shall not apply organic fertiliser within 50 metres of any spring, well or borehole which supplies water for human consumption or within 10 metres of any watercourse; watercourse;

The farmer shall not increase existing application rates of lime, slag or any other substance designed to reduce the acidity of the soil;

the farmer shall retain any broadleaved woodland, copses, groups of trees or scrub;

within two years of the start of the agreement, the farmer shall obtain from a person approved by the Minister written advice on the management of woodland or on proposals to plant new woodland, unless such advice has already been obtained under a previous agreement relating to the same land;

the farmer shall obtain written advice on siting and materials from the Minister before constructing buildings or roads or undertaking any other engineering or construction operations 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.