# The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Suffolk River Valleys) Designation Order 1993, Schedule 3: ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS—II (MAINTENANCE OF WATER LEVELS)


As regards any grassland which is the subject of an agreement which includes the provisions of Schedule 2–
(1) the farmer shall begin to raise water levels to their winter level no later than 1st November in any year and shall maintain water levels at marsh level so as to create surface wetness and occasional shallow pools between 1st January and 30th April in any year;
(2) the farmer shall not graze with livestock between 1st November in any year and the following 15th May.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/458/schedule/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmentally-sensitive-areas-suffolk-river-valleys-designation-order-1993/schedule-3
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