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3 years聽

How much you鈥檒l be paid聽

拢333 per hectare (ha) per year聽

Action鈥檚 aim聽

This action鈥檚 aim is that there are grassland field corners or blocks taken out of management, so tussocky grass can develop.聽聽

The purpose of this is to:聽聽

• provide year-round habitat for a range of wildlife
• support an IPM approach if located close to cropped areas

Where you can do this action聽聽聽聽聽

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

• an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1 鈥楨ligible land types for SFI鈥� in the SFI scheme information)
• registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps
• declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover

This is a 鈥榣imited area鈥� action. The total eligible area you enter into any combination of one of more of the 鈥榣imited area鈥� actions must not be more than 25% of the total agricultural area of your farm.

Read section 1.3 鈥�SFI actions with a limited area鈥� in the SFI scheme information for more details (including a list of the 鈥榣imited area鈥� actions).聽

Eligible land

Eligible land type	Eligible land cover	Compatible land use code
Temporary grassland	Arable land	TG01
Improved permanent grassland	Permanent grassland	PG01

Eligibility of protected land

Land or features with protection	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 with 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聽into this action

Part of the available area in a land parcel.聽聽聽

Rotational or static action聽聽聽

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聽

You must leave grassland field corners or blocks entered into this action unmanaged, so they鈥檙e uncut and un-grazed.聽

You must not do the following on the unmanaged grassland field corners or blocks:聽

• graze them with livestock 鈥� you can apply for Capital Grants for fencing to help you do this
• cut them, except for localised cutting to control injurious weeds or invasive non-natives, soft or hard rush, or nettles
• carry out activities that may disturb breeding birds or damage nests as birds, nests and eggs are protected by law
• 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

You can maintain existing grassy field corners or blocks to get paid for this action, if they meet this action鈥檚 requirements.聽

When to do it聽聽

You must do this action each year of its 3-year duration.聽

How to do it聽

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

• 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.聽

Evidence to keep聽

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

• 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.聽

Other actions or options you can do with this action聽

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	OFC1, OFC3, OFM1, OFM4, AGF1, AGF2, PRF2, CIPM1, CNUM1, CSAM1
SFI 2023 actions	IPM1, NUM1, SAM1
CS options	OR1, OR3, OT1, OT3
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.鈥�

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.

Where to locate the unmanaged field corners or blocks

You can choose to locate the unmanaged field corner or block on areas:

• which are less productive or difficult to reach with machinery
• to square up cultivated areas which could help to speed up farm operations
• close to existing nectar and pollen sources to benefit insects, or existing winter bird food sources to benefit farmland birds
• close to cropped areas to help with an integrated pest management (IPM) approach 鈥� for example, once tussocky grass develops, it can provide habitat for ladybirds which eat aphids
• close to existing habitat (such as woodland, hedgerows, waterbodies, heathland, fallow land, wildflower-rich grassland) to help farmland wildlife to move across your land

To create a network of habitats, you can have a number of smaller areas (for example between 0.5 hectares (ha) and 1ha) spaced as evenly as possible across your land. For example, you could space 5 blocks of 0.5ha evenly across 100ha to allow pollinators, flying insects and birds to move between the areas.

Managing field corners or blocks

This action requires you to not cut or graze the grassland field corners or blocks with livestock. You can use temporary fencing to prevent livestock accessing the grassland. You can apply for a capital grant for fencing to help you do this.

You may need to control weeds when they appear. To control injurious weeds or invasive non-natives, soft and hard rush, or nettles, this action allows you to:

• carry out localised cutting
• use herbicides to spot-treat or weed wipe

You can also control weeds by removing entire plants by hand before they have finished flowering.