CIGL2: Winter bird food on improved 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.
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3 years听
How much you바카라 사이트檒l be paid听
拢515 per hectare (ha) per year
Action바카라 사이트檚 aim听
This action바카라 사이트檚 aim is that there바카라 사이트檚 improved grassland, which is maintained so it바카라 사이트檚 left to go to seed during the autumn and winter months.听
The purpose of this is to provide winter food for farmland birds.听
Where you can do this action听听听听听
You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that바카라 사이트檚:听听
- 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
This is a 바카라 사이트榣imited area바카라 사이트� action. The total eligible area you enter into any combination of one or more of the 바카라 사이트榣imited area바카라 사이트� actions must not be more than 25% of the total agricultural area of your farm. Read section 1.3 바카라 사이트�SFI actions with a limited area바카라 사이트� in the SFI scheme information for more details (including a list of the 바카라 사이트榣imited area바카라 사이트� actions).听
Eligible land
| Eligible land type | Eligible land cover | Compatible land use code | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temporary grassland | Arable land | TG01 | 听 |
| Improved permanent grassland | Permanent grassland | PG01 | 听 |
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 10.3바카라 사이트�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楲and with historic or archaeological features바카라 사이트� in the SFI scheme information to find out how to do this) |
Available area you can enter听into this action
Part of the available area in a land parcel.
Rotational or static action听听听
This action is rotational or static. This means you can either:听
- move its location for the second and third years of this action바카라 사이트檚 duration
- do it at the same location each year of this action바카라 사이트檚 duration
What to do听
You must maintain improved grassland entered into this action.听听
To maintain the improved grassland, you must manage it in a way that can reasonably be expected to achieve this action바카라 사이트檚 aim. This includes:听
- cutting it for silage or hay in a way that allows it to go to seed
- leaving it un-grazed after the final cut for silage and hay
If you바카라 사이트檙e already maintaining improved grassland, you can use it to get paid for this action if it:听
- meets this action바카라 사이트檚 requirements
- is not already being paid for under another environmental land management scheme option, such as Countryside Stewardship (CS) option GS3 (ryegrass seed-set as winter food for birds)
When to do it听听
If you바카라 사이트檙e doing this action on the same area of land for its 3-year duration, you must:听听
- start maintaining the improved grassland within 12 months of this action바카라 사이트檚 start date
- continue to maintain the area of improved grassland in each subsequent year of this action바카라 사이트檚 duration
If you바카라 사이트檙e rotating this action around your farm, each year of this action바카라 사이트檚 duration you must do the actions for a period of time that can reasonably be expected to achieve this action바카라 사이트檚 aim.听
How to do it听
It바카라 사이트檚 up to you how you do this action, as long as you:听听
- 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听
You must keep evidence to show what you바카라 사이트檝e done to complete this action, such as:听
- 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.听
Other actions or options you can do with 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 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, OFC3, OFM1, OFM4, AGF1, AGF2, PRF1, PRF2, CIPM1, CNUM1, CSAM1, SOH1 |
| SFI 2023 actions | IPM1, NUM1, SAM1 |
| CS options | HS3, HS9, 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 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
The following advice may help you to do this action, but it바카라 사이트檚 not part of this action바카라 사이트檚 requirements.
Maintaining improved grassland to provide winter bird food
To maintain the improved grassland, this action requires you to manage it in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action바카라 사이트檚 aim. This includes:
- cutting it for silage or hay in a way that allows it to go to seed
- leaving it un-grazed after the final cut for silage and hay
Where to locate the winter bird food
To provide winter bird food, it will help if you use sits with a high cover (for example, at least 50% of the area) of perennial, Italian or hybrid ryegrass.
It will benefit more birds if you have a number of winter bird food areas spaced as evenly as possible across your land. For example, you could space 5 blocks of, for example, at least 0.5 hectares (ha) across 100ha.
You can use a range of locations to provide winter bird food for a wider range of bird species. For example:
- near hedgerows for birds, such as tree sparrows and yellowhammers
- away from hedgerows for open-country birds such as skylarks, corn buntings and grey partridges
If you바카라 사이트檙e using field edge strips, it바카라 사이트檒l usually help if those are at least 10 metres (m) wide and located away from busy roads.
Managing improved grassland to provide winter bird food
Leaving the improved grassland uncut and un-grazed in the summer will help to produce adequate seed during the autumn and winter months.
The timing of when to do this will depend on which ryegrass species dominates the sward. You can usually cut and graze:
- perennial ryegrass until late May
- Italian and hybrid ryegrass until late June
Once cutting or grazing has stopped, try to minimise access by people, animals and vehicles. This will help to avoid the grass being trampled and producing a grass mat, which can make it difficult for the birds to access the seeds.
If you바카라 사이트檙e leaving the ryegrass in place, you can improve next year바카라 사이트檚 yield by either:
- harrowing the field, providing it does not contain historic or archaeological features
- cutting the field and removing the cuttings
You can also continue to use fertiliser (where necessary) to help produce a good growth of grass.
Updates to this page
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Where you can do this action - 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. Other actions or options you can do on the same area - SOH1 added to SFI 2024 actions. Published voluntary advice to help you do this action, but it's not part of this action바카라 사이트檚 requirements.
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