# The Land in Care Scheme (Tir Gofal) (Wales) Regulations 1999, Schedule 3: Optional Management Activities Column 1 Column 2 Activity Maximum payment rate 1 In relation to arable land– (a) establishment of unsprayed cereal, rape and linseed crops: (i) on existing arable land £120 per hectare per agreement year (ii) on arable land converted from improved grassland £390 per hectare per agreement year (b) management of winter stubbles– (i) after a conventional crop £80 per hectare per agreement year (ii) after an unsprayed cereal crop £120 per hectare per agreement year (c) establishment of spring cereals undersown with grasses and legumes £90 per hectare per agreement year (d) establishment of unsprayed root crops followed by winter grazing £235 per hectare per agreement year (e) establishment of rough grass margins £350 per hectare per agreement year (f) establishment of uncropped fallow margins £450 per hectare per agreement year subject to no payment being made for more than 3 hectares in any agreement year (g) establishment of a wildlife cover crop £350 per hectare per agreement year subject to no payment being made for more than 3 hectares in any agreement year (h) conversion of arable land to grassland: (i) conversion to improved grassland where there is light grazing £95 per hectare per agreement year (ii) conversion to semi-improved haymeadow £165 per hectare per agreement year (iii) conversion to semi-improved grazed pasture £210 per hectare per agreement year (iv) conversion to improved grazing on coastal grazing marsh and floodplain grassland £220 per hectare per agreement year 2 In relation to grassland restoration for the purpose of enhancing habitats and features– (a) conversion of improved grassland to semi-improved haymeadows– (i) parkland £95 per hectare per agreement year (ii) other improved grassland £160 per hectare per agreement year (b) conversion of the following types of improved grassland to semi-improved grazed pasture– (i) parkland £95 per hectare per agreement year (ii) coastal grazing marsh and floodplain grassland managed for breeding birds £100 per hectare per agreement year (iii) coastal grazing marsh and floodplain grassland managed for breeding birds and wildfowl £125 per hectare per agreement year (iv) other improved grassland £160 per hectare per agreement year (c) conversion of semi-improved enclosed grassland to unimproved grassland– (i) grazed semi-improved neutral grassland converted to grazed unimproved neutral grassland £80 per hectare per agreement year (ii) grazed semi-improved acid and limestone grassland converted to grazed unimproved acid and limestone grassland £95 per hectare per agreement year (iii) semi-improved haymeadow converted to unimproved haymeadow on neutral grassland £110 per hectare per agreement year (iv) semi-improved haymeadow converted to unimproved haymeadow on acid and limestone grassland £130 per hectare per agreement year 3 In relation to the establishment of new habitats– (a) establishment of new broad-leaved woodland and scrub on sites of less than 0.25 hectares £1,600 per hectare (single payment) (b) the management of naturally regenerating broad-leaved woodland or newly planted broad-leaved woodland £140 per hectare per agreement year (c) establishment of stream-side corridors £310 per hectare per agreement year (d) establishment of new reed beds other than on saltmarshes £310 per hectare per agreement year (e) establishment of heathland vegetation on acid grassland £110 per hectare per agreement year (f) establishment of heathland vegetation on maritime cliffs and slopes £70 per hectare per agreement year (g) establishment of heathland on improved land £290 per hectare per agreement year (h) establishment of new saltmarshes £230 per hectare per agreement year (i) establishment of new reedbeds on saltmarshes £200 per hectare per agreement year (j) establishment of new sand dunes £235 per hectare per agreement year 4 Managing buffer zones on improved land adjacent to ponds, lakes, streams and field boundary ditches £180 per hectare per agreement year 5 Management of improved grassland– (a) for breeding lapwings £160 per hectare per agreement year (b) for over-wintering wildfowl £40 per hectare per agreement year 6 Increasing water levels– (a) on improved grassland which is being converted to semi-improved grassland £130 per hectare per agreement year (b) on marshy grassland £55 per hectare per agreement year (c) on improved land and coastal grazing marsh and floodplain grassland– managed for breeding birds £80 per hectare per agreement year managed for wildfowl £50 per hectare per agreement year (d) on historic and archaeological sites £130 per hectare per agreement year 7 In relation to public access– (a) creation and maintenance of new footpaths for public access £150 per agreement year plus £0.15 per metre per agreement year (b) creation and maintenance of new bridleways and cycle paths £150 per agreement year plus £0.30 per metre per agreement year (c) creation and maintenance of paths suitable for use by disabled people for public access £150 per agreement year plus £0.30 per metre per agreement year (d) permitting access to agreement land for educational visits £500 per agreement year (e) permitting other public access to areas of enclosed agreement land £150 per agreement year plus £35 per hectare per agreement year --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1176/schedule/3 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/land-in-care-scheme-tir-gofal-wales-regulations-1999/schedule-3 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.