# The Farming with Nature Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025, Schedule 3: Payment rates

Extent: N.I.

Table 1
Eligible scheme actions
Payment rate
Arable – Flower-rich grass margin between 3 and 12 metres
£1,422 per hectare
Arable – Grass margin between 3 and 12 metres
£1,308 per hectare
Arable - Unharvested Cereal Margin between 3 and 12 metres
£1,170 per hectare
Creation of riparian buffer strip – 2 metres
£1.41 per metre
Creation of riparian buffer strip – 7 metres
£4.93 per metre
Enhanced herbal ley
£521 per hectare
Farmland tree planting
£6,756 per hectare
Herbal ley
£467 per hectare
Management of 7 metre riparian buffer strips
£0.04 per metre
Management of farmland tree planting
£112 per hectare
Management of hedgerows
£0.96 per metre
Multi-species winter cover crop
£226 per hectare
Planting new hedgerows
£6.49 per metre
Retention of winter stubble
£99 per hectare
Table 2
Eligible supporting actions
Payment rate
Drinking trough and concrete base
£169.70 per set
Gate and two posts
£310.29 per set
Pasture pump
£239.06 per unit
Protective fencing
£6.52 per metre

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2025/101/schedule/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/farming-with-nature-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2025/schedule-3
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