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3 years

How much you鈥檒l be paid聽

拢5 per square metre (m²) per year 鈥� you must only include the area of the building鈥檚 ground floor, not any area from other floors or areas outside the building.

You鈥檒l enter the hectarage equivalent of the building鈥檚 ground floor m² in your SFI application. Divide the m² area by 10,000 to convert it into hectares.

Action鈥檚 aim聽

This action鈥檚 aim is that there are:

• traditional farm or forestry buildings maintained in good condition
• where relevant, preserved and accessible features used by bats, owls and kestrels

The purpose of this is to:

• enhance the local landscape
• preserve places for wildlife

Where you can do this action聽聽聽聽聽

To be eligible for this action, the traditional farm or forestry building, or parts of a building, must:

• have been built using traditional methods, such as timber, brick, stone, tile or slate
• have been built before 1940 for agricultural or forestry use, such as housing machinery or animals, or storing crops or processing crops, food or forest products
• still be in agricultural or forestry use on your farm or land holding, whether or not this was the original use
• be in good condition 鈥� this means the fabric of the building is intact, so it鈥檚 weatherproof

You must have management control of the eligible farm or forestry building for the 3-year duration of this action.

You cannot do this action if the building:

• is a metal-framed Dutch barn
• was constructed as a dwelling
• is a farmhouse, residential or domestic building

Eligibility of protected land

Protected land	Eligibility
Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs)	Not applicable
Historic and archaeological features	Eligible 鈥� you must get a SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.6鈥�鈥楲and with historic or archaeological features鈥� in the SFI scheme information to find out how to do this)

Available area you can enter into this action

Not applicable, as you鈥檒l enter the area in m².

Rotational or static action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

To maintain the traditional farm or forestry building in good condition, you must:

• complete a visual building maintenance assessment to check the building鈥檚 condition and identify any areas that need routine maintenance work or minor repairs to keep it weatherproof
• carry out any necessary routine maintenance work and minor repairs on a 鈥榣ike for like鈥� basis using traditional materials and methods (unless non-traditional material has previously been used)
• maintain any existing areas where a non-traditional material has previously been used to repair or re-clad the building, such as corrugated iron sheeting to cover roofs

This includes fixtures, fittings and features such as mounting blocks and stack or stook bases.

To make sure there are preserved and accessible features for bats, owls and kestrels, you must:

• complete a visual building wildlife assessment to identify any existing use of the building by these species
• retain any existing features used by these species that you鈥檝e identified in the building wildlife assessment
• install an owl, bat or kestrel box if you鈥檝e identified they鈥檙e required in the building wildlife assessment 鈥� you can apply for funding for wildlife boxes in Capital Grants

If you identify bat activity, you must:

• get advice from a licensed ecological consultant before you carry out routine maintenance work or minor repairs on the building
• follow any advice from the ecological consultant about when work can be undertaken on the building鈥檚 fabric
• comply with the relevant legal requirements for advice and licences 鈥� read section 10 鈥楪et all necessary regulatory consents, permissions and licences in place鈥� in the SFI scheme information for more information

You must produce:

• a photographic record of the condition of the building as at this action鈥檚 start date
• a written or photographic record of each visual building maintenance assessment you complete, including details of any areas of the building that need routine maintenance work or minor repairs to keep it weatherproof and the date you identify this need
• a written or photographic record of the routine maintenance work or minor repairs completed, including when the work was done
• a written record of the building wildlife assessment

You must not sell the building, or convert it to non-agricultural or forestry use during this action鈥檚 3-year duration.

When to do it聽

You must:

• complete the visual building maintenance assessment and building wildlife assessment at least once each year of this action鈥檚 3-year duration
• carry out any necessary routine maintenance work or minor repairs within 12 months of identification, or by this action鈥檚 end date if the need for maintenance work or minor repairs is identified during the final year of this action鈥檚 duration 鈥� unless bat activity has been identified and the ecologist鈥檚 advice is to carry out works later
• install owl, bat or kestrel boxes, as relevant, within 12 months of this action鈥檚 start date, if you鈥檝e identified they鈥檙e required in the building wildlife assessment

How to do it聽

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聽

You must keep:

• the required records identified in 鈥榳hat to do鈥�
• any receipted invoices (or bank statements where a receipted invoice is unavailable), consents or permissions connected with the work on the traditional farm or forestry building
• a record of advice you鈥檝e received from a licensed ecological consultant and any required wildlife licence, if you鈥檝e identified bat activity in the building wildlife assessment

You must supply this evidence if we ask for it.

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as 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	No SFI revenue actions
SFI 2023 actions	No SFI revenue actions
CS options	No CS revenue options
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.

Advice to help you do this action聽

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

Completing a visual building maintenance assessment

Completing this action鈥檚 visual building maintenance assessment as often as possible each year will help you to keep the building weatherproof.

Areas that may need routine maintenance work or minor repairs may include, for example:

• blocked downpipes and gutters
• broken or slipped slates, tiles or glass
• pointing on walls
• the condition of paintwork
• barriers to wildlife access
• vegetation that needs clearing

You can use the Countryside Stewardship: building maintenance plan and log form to help you complete the assessment, but it鈥檚 not part of this SFI action鈥檚 requirements.

Carrying out routine maintenance work and minor repairs

Routine maintenance work and minor repairs may include activities such as:

• clearing gutters from debris and leaves
• fixing slipped slate or broken roofing slates and tiles to prevent rainwater penetration
• renewing cast iron gutters and drainpipes
• replacing broken glass
• repainting woodwork and metalwork
• repointing walls
• clearing vegetation

You may find it helpful to read Historic England鈥檚 .

Completing a visual building wildlife assessment

You can use the Countryside Stewardship: building wildlife assessment form to help you complete the visual building wildlife assessment, but it鈥檚 not part of this SFI action鈥檚 requirements.