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5 years

How much you鈥檒l be paid听

拢2,512 per hectare (ha) per year 鈥� you can only include the land area where you鈥檒l do this action (not the area of water)

You can calculate the hectarage by:

• measuring the length of the buffer strip in metres (m)
• multiplying that length by the relevant width (4m to 20m) to give the area in square metres (m²)
• dividing that area by 10,000 to convert it into ha

Action鈥檚 aim听

This action鈥檚 aim is that there鈥檚 a designed or engineered historic waterbody with:

• an intact vegetated grass buffer strip around the water body and any associated features throughout the year
• minimal bare ground and scrub
• the majority of the water surface not permanently shaded
• associated structural water control features maintained

The purpose of this is to:

• protect the banks and associated historic built water control features of designed or engineered historic water bodies
• maintain or strengthen the role of the water control features in water quality management
• conserve the character of the waterbody
• help to maintain and conserve landscape character

Where you can do this action听听听听听

You can do this action on land which contains an eligible designed or engineered water body and is:

• 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

An eligible designed or engineered water body for this action must have an artificially retained area of open standing water. There may be associated structural water control features, such as leats and culverts.

The following waterbodies are not eligible for this action:

• field ponds dug to below the water table
• water meadows (both bedwork and catch meadow systems)
• water bodies that are covered by the
• raised water bodies the Environment Agency has identified as high risk under the

Eligible land

Eligible land type	Eligible land cover	Compatible land use code
Temporary grassland	Arable land	TG01
Permanent grassland	Permanent grassland	PG01
Woodland	Woodland	WO12

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	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

Part of the available area in a land parcel.

Rotational or static action听

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 establish and maintain a permanently vegetated buffer strip that鈥檚:

• at least 4m wide along its entire length and up to 20m wide (on average in each land parcel)
• on the perimeter or bank around the water body and around any associated water control features

You must maintain the buffer strip in a way that can reasonably be expected to achieve this action鈥檚 aim, including:

• minimising bare ground and compaction
• minimising scrub on the banks of the water body
• making sure there鈥檚 no more than a quarter of the water body permanently shaded by vegetation or tree growth
• removing all cut material

To maintain the structural features associated with the water body, you must:

• complete a visual assessment of the features to check their condition and identify any required maintenance works and minor repairs 鈥� you must produce a structures maintenance record
• carry out maintenance works and minor repairs on structural features associated with the water body on a 鈥榣ike-for-like鈥� basis
• keep any non-traditional material that was previously used to repair or re-clad the features

You must not:

• alter the depth, shape, profile and design of the built water body and associated engineering
• erect new fences

You can maintain an existing vegetated buffer 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 (CS) option HS6 (maintenance of designed/engineered water bodies)

When to do it听

You must:

• establish the buffer strip within 12 months of this action鈥檚 start date
• maintain the buffer strip throughout each subsequent year of this action鈥檚 duration
• complete the visual assessment of the structural features associated with the water body at least once during each year of this action鈥檚 5-year duration
• carry out any necessary maintenance works and minor repairs within 12 months of identification, or by this action鈥檚 end date if you identify the need for maintenance or repair during the final year of this action鈥檚 duration

How to do it听

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听

You must keep the required structures maintenance record.

You must also 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听

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, OFM1, AGF1, AGF2, PRF2, CMOR1	听
SFI 2023 actions	MOR1	听
CS options	WD2, OR1, OT1	听
ES options	No ES revenue options	听
SFI pilot standards	No area-based SFI pilot standards	听

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听

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

Carrying out maintenance works

To help you achieve this action鈥檚 aim, you can:

• regularly inspect buffer strips to make sure no scrub is developing
• inspect associated structural water control features to make sure they are working properly
• clear vegetation from leats, sluices, hatches and dams, and repointing retaining walls

As water levels are lower and more of the structural features associated with the water body are visible, summer is usually the best time for you to:

• completing the visual assessment of the features
• carrying out maintenance works and minor repairs