BFS5: Protect in-field trees on intensive grassland
What you must do to get paid for this action and advice on how to do it.
This is an action in the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme: expanded offer for 2024. You must read the SFI scheme information to understand the scheme rules and how to apply.
Duration
3 years
How much you바카라 사이트檒l be paid
拢295 per hectare (ha) per year
Action바카라 사이트檚 aim
This action바카라 사이트檚 aim is that there바카라 사이트檚 an uncultivated, naturally regenerated grass buffer which:
- is around an in-field tree on grassland that바카라 사이트檚 managed intensively바카라 사이트�
- has minimal weeds and bare ground
The purpose of this is to:
- protect the tree roots from damage by agricultural cultivation
- retain the trees as important features in the local landscape
- provide standing and fallen deadwood habitats for invertebrates
Where you can do this action
To be eligible for this action, the tree can be alive or dead. It must:
- be in-field
- have a trunk that바카라 사이트檚 at least 30 centimetres (cm) diameter at around 1.5 metres (m) above ground level (also known as diameter breast height)
- not be part of a group or line of 4 or more trees with overlapping canopies
You can do this action on eligible trees on agricultural land located below the moorland line that바카라 사이트檚:
- typically receiving at least 100 kilograms (kg) per ha per year of nitrogen 바카라 사이트� you must keep evidence of this
- an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1 바카라 사이트楨ligible land types for SFI바카라 사이트� 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
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 바카라 사이트� you must get SSSI consent before you do this action (read section 10.3 바카라 사이트�SSSI 肠辞苍蝉别苍迟바카라 사이트� in the SFI scheme information to find out how to do this) |
| Historic and archaeological features | Eligible 바카라 사이트� you must get a SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.6바카라 사이트�바카라 사이트橪and with historic or archaeological features바카라 사이트� in the SFI scheme information to find out how to do this) |
Available area you can enter聽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 action바카라 사이트檚 duration.
What to do
You must:
- allow a naturally regenerated grass buffer to establish around the in-field tree
- protect the tree from damage by livestock and wild animals
- make sure tree guards do not damage growing trees
The grass buffer area around the in-field tree must be wide enough that it can reasonably be expected to protect the tree바카라 사이트檚 roots.
The width that바카라 사이트檚 likely to achieve this will depend on the tree바카라 사이트檚 diameter breast height (DBH). This means the grass buffer around the in-field tree will usually be at least:
- 10m if the tree바카라 사이트檚 DBH is 30cm to 99cm바카라 사이트�바카라 사이트� which means the area per tree will be 0.03ha
- 20m if the tree바카라 사이트檚 DBH is 100cm to 199cm바카라 사이트�바카라 사이트� which means the area per tree will be 0.12ha
- 30m if the tree바카라 사이트檚 DBH is 200cm or more바카라 사이트�바카라 사이트� which means the area per tree will be 0.28ha
Once the grass buffer is established, you must maintain it in a way that can reasonably be expected to achieve this action바카라 사이트檚 aim.
You must not:
- plough, cultivate, re-seed, harrow or roll
- 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 grass buffer
- remove any tree limbs, including lower limbs or mature ivy growth
You can maintain an existing grass buffer around an in-field tree to get paid for this action if it:
- meets this action바카라 사이트檚 requirements
- is not already being paid for under another environmental land management scheme option, such as Countryside Stewardship option BE1 (protection of in-field trees on arable land)
When to do it
You must:
- establish the grass buffer within 12 months of this action바카라 사이트檚 start date
- maintain the grass buffer throughout each subsequent year of this action바카라 사이트檚 duration
How to do it
It바카라 사이트檚 up to you how you do this action, as long as you:
- follow this action바카라 사이트檚 requirements 바카라 사이트� these are identified by a 바카라 사이트榤ust바카라 사이트�
- do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action바카라 사이트檚 aim
You may find it helpful to read the 바카라 사이트榓dvice to help you do this action바카라 사이트�, but it바카라 사이트檚 not part of this action바카라 사이트檚 requirements.
Evidence to keep
You must keep that land entered into this action is typically receiving at least 100kg per ha per year of nitrogen.
You must also keep evidence to show what you바카라 사이트檝e done to complete this action, such as:
- field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices
- photographs or other documentation
If it바카라 사이트檚 not clear that you바카라 사이트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 they바카라 사이트檙e done at a different time of year to this action. For example, winter cover followed by a summer companion crop. Read 바카라 사이트榃hat to do바카라 사이트� and 바카라 사이트榃hen to do it바카라 사이트� to find out when this action must be done.
| Scheme | Action or option codes |
|---|---|
| SFI 2024 actions | OFC1, OFM1, PRF2, CIPM1, CNUM1, CSAM1 |
| SFI 2023 actions | IPM1, NUM1, SAM1 |
| CS options | OR1, OT1 |
| 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. 바카라 사이트楨ligible land in other funding schemes바카라 사이트� 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聽
The following advice may help you to do this action, but it바카라 사이트檚 not part of this action바카라 사이트檚 requirements.
Protecting the tree from livestock damage
You can protect the tree from livestock damage by:
- providing different shelter with water to attract animals away from trees
- fencing off trees to stop animals rubbing and stripping bark or trampling the base 바카라 사이트� you can place them at the edge of the area you enter into this action
Leaving fallen branches
If there are any fallen tree limbs (branches), this action requires you to not remove them from the area.
Dead wood can provide:
- sources of food and shelter for a wide range of wildlife
- nutrients to the soil as it decays
To benefit wildlife and help the wood decay, you can leave the fallen branches uncut and stack them in piles:
- in a mix of sunny and shady areas
- not too high, to stop the timber drying out
- with as much timber as possible in contact with the ground
Updates to this page
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How much you바카라 사이트檒l be paid - deleted hectarage calculation as it바카라 사이트檚 covered under 바카라 사이트榃hat to do바카라 사이트�. Where you can do this action - eligible land will typically be receiving at least 100 kilograms (kg) per ha per year of nitrogen. This replaces references to 바카라 사이트榠ntensive grassland바카라 사이트�. An eligible land type is defined in section 5.1 바카라 사이트楨ligible land types for SFI바카라 사이트� in the SFI scheme information. Eligibility of protected land - updated link to section 10.3 바카라 사이트楽SSI 肠辞苍蝉别苍迟바카라 사이트� in the SFI scheme information. What to do - updated wording about the tree바카라 사이트檚 diameter breast height (DBH) and its relationship to area per tree. Published voluntary advice to help you do this action, but it's not part of this action바카라 사이트檚 requirements.
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