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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmentally-sensitive-areas-designation-order-northern-ireland-2001/schedule-4",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2001/269",
  "legislation_title": "Environmentally Sensitive Areas Designation Order (Northern Ireland) 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmentally-sensitive-areas-designation-order-northern-ireland-2001",
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  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Additional matters in respect of which the Department may make payments",
  "text": "Column 1\nColumn 2\nMatter\nMaximum Payment Rate\n1 In relation to semi-natural grassland—\n(a) management of species rich hay meadows;\n£150 per hectare per annum.\n(b) management of species rich grassland;\n£110 per hectare per annum.\n(c) management of species rich acid grassland of 10 hectares or less;\n£70 per hectare per annum.\n(d) management of species rich acid grassland of over 10 hectares up to and including 50 hectares;\n£35 per hectare per annum.\n(e) management of species rich acid grassland of over 50 hectares.\n£20 per hectare per annum.\n2 In relation to wetlands—\n(a) management of lowland wet grassland, fen, swamp, carr and reed beds;\n£110 per hectare per annum.\n(b) management of lowland wet grassland to enhance numbers of breeding waders.\n£150 per hectare per annum.\n3 In relation to upland breeding wader sites—\n(a) management of upland breeding wader sites where there is a restricted grazing period;\n£75 per hectare per annum.\n(b) management of upland breeding wader sites where there is a closed grazing period.\n£105 per hectare per annum.\n4 In relation to moorland—\n(a) management of heather moorland of 100 hectares or less;\n£50 per hectare per annum.\n(b) management of heather moorland over 100 hectares up to and including 200 hectares;\n£25 per hectare per annum.\n(c) management of heather moorland over 200 hectares;\n£10 per hectare per annum.\n(d) management of rough moorland grazing of 20 hectares or less;\n£20 per hectare per annum.\n(e) management of rough moorland grazing over 20 hectares up to and including 100 hectares;\n£10 per hectare per annum.\n(f) management of rough moorland grazing of more than 100 hectares;\n£5 per hectare per annum.\n(g) reduction of number of suckler cows on heather moorland;\n£250 per suckler cow removed per annum.\n(h) reduction of number of ewes on heather moorland.\n£30 per ewe removed per annum.\n5 In relation to lowland raised bogs—\n(a) management of lowland raised bog of 100 hectares or less;\n£50 per hectare per annum.\n(b) management of lowland raised bog of over 100 up to and including 200 hectares;\n£25 per hectare per annum.\n(c) management of lowland raised bog over 200 hectares.\n£10 per hectare per annum.\n6 In relation to broadleaved farm woodland and farm scrub—\n(a) management of broadleaved farm woodland;\n£95 per hectare per annum.\n(b) management of farm scrub.\n£30 per hectare per annum.\n7 In relation to coastal farmland—\nmanagement of coastal farmland.\n£80 per hectare per annum.\n8 In relation to archaeological features—\nmanagement of archaeological features.\n£80 per 0.25 hectare or part thereof per annum up to 1.5 hectares and £20 per 0.25 hectare or part thereof per annum thereafter.\n9 In relation to parkland—\nmanagement of parkland.\n£50 per hectare per annum.\n10 In relation to inter-drumlin loughs—\n(a) management of improved land riparian to inter-drumlin loughs (including inflowing watercourses);\n£45 per hectare per annum.\n(b) management of unimproved land riparian to inter-drumlin loughs (including inflowing watercourses);\n£40 per hectare per annum.\n(c) management of buffer strips of improved land adjacent to inter- drumlin loughs;\n£385 per hectare per annum.\n(d) management of buffer strips of unimproved land adjacent to inter-drumlin loughs.\n£345 per hectare per annum.\n11 In relation to chough feeding sites—\n(a) management of unimproved land;\n£55 per hectare per annum.\n(b) management of improved land;\n£55 per hectare per annum.\n(c) retention of winter stubble.\n£50 per hectare per annum.\n12 In relation to arable lands managed for wildlife—\n(a) retention of winter stubble;\n£50 per hectare per annum.\n(b) conversion of improved land to spring cereals or oil-seed rape;\n£90 per hectare per annum.\n(c) establishment of wild bird cover crop on improved land;\n£500 per hectare per annum.\n(d) establishment of wild bird cover crop on arable land;\n£490 per hectare per annum.\n(e) creation of a rough grass field margin;\n£515 per hectare per annum.\n(f) establishment of a conservation crop margin.\n£100 per hectare per annum.\n13 In relation to winter feeding sites for migratory swans and geese—\n(a) management of improved land for winter feeding of migratory swans and geese of 5 hectares or less;\n£110 per hectare per annum.\n(b) management of improved land for winter feeding of migratory swans and geese over 5 hectares and up to and including 25 hectares;\n£55 per hectare per annum.\n(c) management of improved land for winter feeding of migratory swans and geese over 25 hectares;\n£25 per hectare per annum\n(d) management of arable land for winter feeding of migratory swans and geese of 5 hectares or less;\n£195 per hectare per annum\n(e) management of arable land for winter feeding of migratory swans and geese over 5 hectares and up to and including 25 hectares;\n£95 per hectare per annum\n(f) management of arable land for winter feeding of migratory swans and geese over 25 hectares.\n£45 per hectare per annum\n14 In relation to lapwing breeding sites—\n(a) management of improved land for lapwing breeding;\n£160 per hectare per annum.\n(b) management of unimproved land for lapwing breeding.\n£130 per hectare per annum.\n15 In relation to traditional orchards—\n(a) restoration of traditional orchards eligible for restoration;\n£260 per hectare per annum.\n(b) recreation of traditional orchards eligible for recreation.\n£380 per hectare per annum.\n16 In relation to buffer strips adjacent to an Area of Special Scientific Interest, National Nature Reserve, Natura 2000 site, watercourse, lake or woodland—\n(a) management of a buffer strip on improved land;\n£385 per hectare per annum.\n(b) management of a buffer strip on unimproved land.\n£345 per hectare per annum.\n17 In relation to heather regeneration—\n(a) burning of heather;\n£60 per hectare per annum.\n(b) flailing of heather.\n£45 per hectare per annum.\n18 In relation to bracken—\n(a) control of bracken by tractor spraying;\n£140 per hectare per annum.\n(b) control of bracken by knapsack spraying.\n£220 per hectare per annum.\n19 In relation to rhododendron— control of rhododendron.\n£390 per hectare per annum.\n20 In relation to scrub— control of scrub.\n£95 per hectare per annum.\n21 In relation to restoration of field boundaries—\n(a) restoring 5 metres per hectare per year;\n£40 per hectare per annum.\n(b) restoring 10 metres per hectare per year.\n£80 per hectare per annum.\n22 In relation to provision of native trees—\nprovision of native trees for areas less than 0.2 hectares.\n£750 per hectare per annum.",
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