Schedule 2 Mandatory Management Activities
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Activity | Maximum payment rate |
1 In relation to woodland and scrub– (a) management of semi-natural broadleaved woodland which is– (i) ungrazed | £125 per hectare per agreement year |
(ii) lightly grazed | £95 per hectare per agreement year |
(iii) grazed but not lightly grazed | £10 per hectare per agreement year |
(b) management of scrub | £30 per hectare per agreement year |
(c) management of orchards and farmed parklands which are– (i) semi-improved grassland | £80 per hectare per agreement year |
(ii) improved grassland | £80 per hectare per agreement year |
(iii) arable land | £20 per hectare per agreement year |
2 In relation to the management of heathland which is– (a) high mountain heath | £30 per hectare per agreement year |
(b) upland heath | £50 per hectare per agreement year |
(c) lowland heath | £80 per hectare per agreement year |
3 In relation to grassland– (a) management of unimproved acid grassland which is– (i) enclosed land | £55 per hectare per agreement year |
(ii) unenclosed land | £40 per hectare per agreement year for the first 200 hectares and then £30 per hectare per agreement year for land which exceeds 200 hectares up to and including 500 hectares and £15 per hectare per agreement year for land which exceeds 500 hectares |
(iii) common land | £40 per hectare per agreement year for the first 200 hectares and then £30 per hectare per agreement year for land which exceeds 200 hectares |
(b) management of unimproved neutral grassland which is– (i) grazing land | £90 per hectare per agreement year |
(ii) haymeadow | £145 per hectare per agreement year |
(c) management of unimproved limestone grassland | £130 per hectare per agreement year |
(d) management of semi-improved grassland which is– (i) grazing land | £90 per hectare per agreement year |
(ii) haymeadow | £145 per hectare per agreement year |
(e) management of marshy grassland | £80 per hectare per agreement year |
4 In relation to wetlands– (a) management of blanket bogs | £40 per hectare per agreement year |
(b) management of raised bogs | £50 per hectare per agreement year |
(c) management of reedbeds, swamps and species-rich fens | £35 per hectare per agreement year |
5 In relation to coastal areas (a) management of improved land which is coastal grazing marsh and floodplain grassland | £180 per hectare per agreement year |
(b) the management of saltmarshes which are– | |
(i) short turf | £80 per hectare per agreement year |
(ii) managed for breeding birds | £170 per hectare per agreement year |
(iii) ungrazed saltmarsh | £40 per hectare per agreement year |
(c) management of maritime cliffs and slopes which are– (i) grazed land | £110 per hectare per agreement year |
(ii) ungrazed land | £10 per hectare per agreement year |
(d) management of sand dunes | £70 per hectare per agreement year |