{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tir-cynnal-wales-regulations-2006/schedule/part-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tir-cynnal-wales-regulations-2006/schedule/part-2.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2006/41",
  "legislation_title": "The Tir Cynnal (Wales) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tir-cynnal-wales-regulations-2006",
  "path": "schedule/part/2",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "2 —",
  "heading": "WILDLIFE HABITATS",
  "text": "It is a requirement of the Tir Cynnal Scheme that the existing wildlife habitats on the agreement land are protected from damage. At least 5% of the agreement land must be wildlife habitat.\nThe main groups of wildlife habitats (which is not exhaustive) are as follows:\nBroad leaved woodland: woodland, with associated glades and rides, consisting of at least 50% native trees or yew. Wet woodland of alder or willow is included as are orchards containing standard fruit trees. Woodland that incorporate conifers may be included provided the native species content is more than 50% of the area (although those with less than 50% native species can be included if they are on ancient woodland sites)\nScrub: areas dominated by native shrubs such as hawthorn, blackthorn, common gorse, elder, willow, birch or bramble\nHeathland: areas where at least 25% of the vegetation cover consists of dwarf shrubs such as heather, bilberry and western gorse. They occur in a range of locations from coastal and lowland areas to uplands. Upland heaths, usually above the limit of agriculture enclosure, are often associated with moorland habitats such as bogs and acid grassland.\nHigh mountain heaths: which are more typically dominated by mosses, lichens, a sparse grass cover and patches of unvegetated stony ground, are also included.\nGrassland: A range of habitats including unimproved grassland, semi-natural grassland, traditional hay meadows and marshy grasslands, where there has been no cultivation, reseeding, application of herbicides or drainage during the last 10 or more years. At most there will have been only light applications of inorganic fertiliser and the habitat is characterised by the absence or low levels of improved grassland species such as perennial ryegrass and white clover. If these account for more then 25% of the sward the land should be classified as improved grassland and will not be included as habitat under the Tir Cynnal scheme.\nWetlands: Land types that include bogs, reedbeds swamps and fens. They occur on deep peat and/or with a water table at or above ground level for most of the year.\nCoastal areas: Includes saltmarshes and sand dunes, in addition to coastal scrub, heathland, and grasslands that are covered in the previous habitat groups.\nThe list above defines the main types of habitats, but other semi-natural areas or water bodies like ponds can be included as Tir Cynnal habitat.\nA generic set of prescriptions has to be adhered to on habitat areas on the agreement land. These are as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2006/41/schedule/part/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:04:51.055402+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}