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Duration

3 years

How much you鈥檒l be paid

拢13 per 100 metres (m) for one side of an eligible hedgerow per year

Action鈥檚 aim

This action鈥檚 aim is that there are managed hedgerows with a range of different heights and widths.

皇冠体育app purpose of this is to provide:

• habitat for wildlife
• pollen, nectar and berries for mammals, birds and insects

Where you can do this action

An eligible hedgerow for this action must be:

• a boundary line of shrubs, or both shrubs and trees
• over 20m long
• less than 10m wide

皇冠体育app hedgerow can be:

• newly planted, laid or coppiced
• woody growth on top of an earth or stone-faced bank, for example, Cornish or Devon hedges

皇冠体育appre can be gaps in the hedgerow if they鈥檙e not more than:

• 20m long
• 10% of the total length of the relevant hedgerow when you add all the gaps in it together

If the gaps add up to more than 10%, you can only do the action on the total length of the hedgerow if you鈥檒l plant up the gaps during this action鈥檚 3-year duration. You can apply for Capital Grants for hedgerow gapping up (BN7) and planting new hedges (BN11) to help you do this.

You can do this action on either one side or both sides of an eligible hedgerow unless you鈥檙e managing a fully established hedgerow in a coppicing or laying rotation. In this case, you must enter both sides of the hedgerow.

You must have management control of one or both sides, depending on what you enter into this action.

You can enter both sides of a roadside hedgerow, or a hedgerow that borders a neighbour鈥檚 land, if you meet both of the following:

• you have a legal right or obligation to maintain the hedgerow
• you can meet this action鈥檚 requirements

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

Not applicable, as this is a linear action. You can choose what length of eligible hedgerows to enter into this action.

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 manage hedgerows entered into this action. What you must do to manage them depends on whether they鈥檙e:

• fully established, which will usually be the case around 5 years after they鈥檙e planted
• newly planted, or not fully established

If the hedgerows are fully established, you must use one of the following management approaches (you can use different approaches on different fully established hedgerows):

• cut each hedgerow incrementally
• on a rotation, cut each hedgerow no more than once every 3 years, cutting no more than one third of hedges each year
• on a rotation, cut each hedgerow no more than once every 2 years, cutting no more than half the hedges each year
• managing them in a coppicing or laying rotation, which may mean they鈥檙e left uncut for the duration of your 3-year SFI agreement

If the hedgerows are newly planted, or not fully established, you must lightly trim them incrementally. You must do this until they鈥檙e fully established.

When to do it

For fully established hedgerows, if you鈥檙e cutting them:

• incrementally, you must do this during the autumn and winter months (usually September to late February), each year of this action鈥檚 3-year duration
• on a rotation no more than once every 3 years, you must do this during the autumn and winter months
• on a rotation no more than once every 2 years, you must do this in late winter (usually from early January to late February)

For newly planted hedgerows, or hedgerows which are not fully established, you must lightly trim them incrementally:

• during the autumn and winter months
• each year of this action鈥檚 3-year 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 with this action

You can do the following actions or options in land parcels with eligible boundaries entered into this action.

Scheme	Action or option codes
SFI 2024 actions	All SFI 2024 actions, expect BND1
SFI 2023 actions	All SFI 2023 actions, except HRW2
CS options	All CS management options, except BE3 (management of hedgerows)
ES options	All ES revenue options, except boundary options
SFI pilot standards	All SFI pilot standards, except the SFI pilot hedgerows standard

Advice to help you do this action

皇冠体育app following advice may help you to do this action, but it鈥檚 not part of this action鈥檚 requirements.

Managing hedgerows

This action explains what you鈥檙e required to do to manage hedgerows entered into this action (under 鈥榃hat to do鈥�).

Before you start managing the hedgerows, check whether there are any regulatory restrictions which may affect what you鈥檙e intending to do. For example:

• by law, you cannot cut or trim hedgerows from 1 March to 31 August 鈥� read the guidance on Hedgerow management rules: cutting and trimming to understand how these rules apply to you
• birds, nests and eggs are protected by law, so if you see signs of nesting birds, delay cutting until the birds fledge
• you can check with your local authority if any hedgerows are in a
• if your management of hedgerows will include felling trees, check if you need a tree felling licence

Read section 10 鈥楪et all necessary regulatory consents, permissions and licences in place鈥� of the SFI scheme information for more details.

You may find it helpful to read:

• the People鈥檚 Trust for Endangered Species (PTES)
• 贬别诲驳别濒颈苍办鈥檚

How to cut your hedgerows

How you cut your hedgerows will affect how much wildlife benefit they will have. For example, if you cut the hedgerow:

• too low, it will not be used by birds and animals that like to feed or nest further away from the ground
• back to the same point every year, it鈥檚 unlikely to produce many berries
• to the same height each time, it will have poor structure and is likely to provide fewer nesting sites for birds, with easier access for their predators

If you choose to cut your fully established hedgerows incrementally, you can do this by increasing the height and width of each cut by about 10 centimetres (cm) compared with the previous cut.

If your hedgerow is newly planted or not fully established, this action requires you to lightly trim it incrementally until it鈥檚 fully established. Doing this will encourage dense, bushy growth.

You can find more information about cutting hedgerows in:

• Natural England鈥檚
• the People鈥檚 Trust for Endangered Species guidance on .

Coppicing or laying hedgerows

If you manage fully established hedgerows in a copping or laying rotation, this can restore them by stimulating new growth from the base.

You can manage regrowth by cutting it incrementally higher and wider to form a bushy hedgerow.