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Duration

3 years

How much you鈥檒l be paid

拢428 per hectare (ha) per year 鈥� calculate the hectarage by:

• measuring the length of the strip in metres (m)
• multiplying that length by the relevant width (up to 6m) to give the area in m²
• dividing that area by 10,000 to convert it into ha

Action鈥檚 aim

This action鈥檚 aim is that there鈥檚 an uncultivated, naturally regenerated strip of scrub and grass mosaic developing between arable land and woodland.

The purpose of this is to provide woodland edge habitat for birds, invertebrates, small mammals and other wildlife.

Where you can do this action

You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that鈥檚:

• immediately adjacent to predominantly native or ancient semi-natural woodland
• an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1 鈥楨ligible land types for SFI鈥� in the SFI scheme information) at the start of this action鈥檚 duration 鈥� if the land type changes because of this action, it will not affect eligibility (for example, allowing scrub to develop)
• registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps
• declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover

Eligible land

Eligible land type	Eligible land cover	Compatible land use code
Arable land used to grow crops	Arable land	Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops
Temporary grassland	Arable land	TG01
Arable land lying fallow	Arable land	FA01

Eligibility of protected land

Protected land	Eligibility
Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs)	Eligible 鈥� you must get SSSI consent before you do this action (read section 10.3鈥�鈥�SSSI 肠辞苍蝉别苍迟鈥� in the SFI scheme information to find out how to do this)
Historic and archaeological features	Ineligible 鈥� you must not enter any area that contains an historic or archaeological feature into this action. This only affects the area where the feature is located in a land parcel. You can apply for this action on the remaining area in the land parcel if it鈥檚 eligible.

Available area you can enter into this action

Part of the available area in a land parcel.

Rotational or static action

This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action鈥檚 duration.

What to do

You must allow a naturally regenerated scrub and grass mosaic strip to develop that鈥檚:

• on arable land, adjacent to the edge of an existing woodland
• up to 6m wide (on average in each land parcel) 鈥� it can be more than 6m wide, but you鈥檒l only be paid for the 6m width

You must maintain the strip in a way that can reasonably be expected to achieve this action鈥檚 aim.

You must not:

• apply any fertilisers, manures or lime
• apply pesticides, except for herbicides to weed wipe or spot treat to control injurious weeds, invasive non-native species, or nettles
• carry out supplementary feeding in a way that causes poaching on the woodland edge
• cut or cultivate the strip in a way that means this action鈥檚 aim cannot reasonably be achieved

You can maintain an existing woodland strip to get paid for this action if it:

• meets this action鈥檚 requirements
• is not already being paid for under another environmental land management scheme option, such as Countryside Stewardship option WD3 (woodland edges on arable land)

When to do it

You must:

• allow the woodland edge strip to develop within 12 months of this action鈥檚 start date
• maintain the woodland edge strip throughout each subsequent year of this action鈥檚 duration

How to do it

It鈥檚 up to you how you do this action, as long as you:

• follow this action鈥檚 requirements 鈥� these are identified by a 鈥榤ust鈥�
• do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action鈥檚 aim

You may find it helpful to read the 鈥榓dvice to help you do this action鈥�, but it鈥檚 not part of this action鈥檚 requirements.

Evidence to keep

You must keep evidence to show what you鈥檝e done to complete this action, such as:

• field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices
• photographs or other documentation

If it鈥檚 not clear that you鈥檝e done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it.

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action

You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action.

Some actions or options can only be done on the same area if they鈥檙e done at a different time of year to this action. For example, winter cover followed by a summer companion crop. Read 鈥榃hat to do鈥� and 鈥榃hen to do it鈥� to find out when this action must be done.

Scheme	Action or option codes
SFI 2024 actions	OFC3, OFC4, OFM4, OFM5, AGF1, AGF2, CIPM1, CNUM1, CSAM1
SFI 2023 actions	IPM1, NUM1, SAM1
CS options	OR3, OR4, OT3, OT4
ES options	No ES revenue options
SFI pilot standards	No area-based SFI pilot standards

If an action or option cannot be located on the same area, you may be able to do it on a different area in the same land parcel. Read section 6 鈥楨ligible land in other funding schemes鈥� in the SFI scheme information for more details.

You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action:

• SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2
• SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3
• CS option BE3 (management of hedgerows)
• the introductory level of the SFI pilot hedgerows standard

Advice to help you do this action

The following advice may help you to do this action, but it鈥檚 not part of this action鈥檚 requirements.

Maintaining the woodland edge strip

To enhance the woodland edge habitat for wildlife, you can聽cut the strip occasionally on a rotation. This will help to encourage the development of the scrub and grass mosaic, with a mixture of vegetation heights.

The best time of year to cut the strip is usually between early September and late February in the following year.