Guidance
Annex 2: Tables of Mid Tier multi-year options and capital items
Published 29 June 2023
Applies to England
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Tables include the code, name and payment rate for each Mid Tier multi-year option and capital item.
Revenue Options
| Code | Option Name | Option Payment Rate |
|---|---|---|
| AB1 | Nectar flower mix | £579/³ó²¹ |
| AB2 | Basic overwinter stubble | £58/³ó²¹ |
| AB3 | Beetle banks | £636 |
| AB4 | Skylark plots *1 (£10 per plot, minimum 2 plots /ha) |
£20/³ó²¹ *1 |
| AB5 | Nesting plots for lapwing and stone curlew | £566/³ó²¹ |
| AB6 | Enhanced overwinter stubble | £493/³ó²¹ |
| AB7 | Whole crop cereals | £554/³ó²¹ |
| AB8 | Flower-rich margins and plots | £628/³ó²¹ |
| AB9 | Winter bird food | £640/³ó²¹ |
| AB10 | Unharvested cereal headland | £640/³ó²¹ |
| AB11 | Cultivated areas for arable plants | £544/³ó²¹ |
| AB12 | Supplementary winter feeding for farmland birds *2 for every 2 ha of winter bird food |
£657/tonne *2 |
| AB14 | Harvested low input cereal | £236/³ó²¹ |
| AB15 | Two year sown legume fallow | £569/³ó²¹ |
| AB16 | Autumn sown bumblebird mix | £608/³ó²¹ |
| BE1 | Protection of in-field trees on arable land | £475/³ó²¹ |
| BE2 | Protection of in-field trees on intensive grassland | £260/³ó²¹ |
| BE3 | Management of hedgerows | £9/100m for 1 side of a hedge |
| BE4 | Management of traditional orchards | £247/³ó²¹ |
| BE7 | Supplement for restorative pruning of fruit trees | £96/³Ù°ù±ð±ð |
| ED1 | Educational access | £309 per visit |
| GS1 | Take field corners out of management | £333/³ó²¹ |
| GS2 | Permanent grassland with very low inputs (outside SDAs) | £132/³ó²¹ |
| GS3 | Ryegrass seed-set as winter food for birds | £426/³ó²¹ |
| GS4 | Legume and herb-rich swards | £358/³ó²¹ |
| GS5 | Permanent grassland with very low inputs in SDAs | £71/³ó²¹ |
| GS6 | Management of species-rich grassland | £182/³ó²¹ |
| GS9 | Management of wet grassland for breeding waders | £323/³ó²¹ |
| GS10 | Management of wet grassland for wintering waders and wildfowl | £197/³ó²¹ |
| GS15 | Haymaking supplement | £37/³ó²¹ |
| GS16 | Rush infestation control supplement | £77/³ó²¹ |
| GS17 | Lenient grazing supplement | £23/³ó²¹ |
| HS1 | Maintenance of weatherproof traditional farm buildings | £4.03/³¾Â² |
| HS2 | Take historic and archaeological features out of cultivation | £459/³ó²¹ |
| HS3 | Reduced-depth, non-inversion cultivation on historic and archaeological features | £88/³ó²¹ |
| HS4 | Scrub control on historic and archaeological features | £163/³ó²¹ |
| HS5 | Management of historic and archaeological features on grassland | £39/³ó²¹ |
| HS6 | Maintenance of designed/ engineered water bodies | £480/³ó²¹ |
| HS8 | Maintenance of weatherproof traditional farm buildings in remote areas | £6.86/³¾Â² |
| HS9 | Restricted depth crop establishment to protect archaeology under an arable rotation | £199/³ó²¹ |
| OP1 | Overwintered stubble | £156/³ó²¹ |
| OP2 | Wild bird seed mixture | £640/³ó²¹ |
| OP3 | Supplementary feeding for farmland birds *4 for every 2 ha of wild bird seed mixture |
£756/tonne *4 |
| OP4 | Multi species ley | £115/³ó²¹ |
| OP5 | Undersown cereal | £233/³ó²¹ |
| OR1 | Organic conversion 바카라 사이트“ improved permanent grassland | £150/³ó²¹ |
| OR2 | Organic conversion 바카라 사이트“ unimproved permanent grassland | £76/³ó²¹ |
| OR3 | Organic conversion 바카라 사이트“ rotational land | £256/³ó²¹ |
| OR4 | Organic conversion 바카라 사이트“ horticulture | £602/³ó²¹ |
| OR5 | Organic conversion 바카라 사이트“ top fruit | £960/³ó²¹ |
| OT1 | Organic land management 바카라 사이트“ Improved permanent grassland | £20/³ó²¹ |
| OT2 | Organic land management 바카라 사이트“ unimproved permanent grassland | £31/³ó²¹ |
| OT3 | Organic land management 바카라 사이트“ rotational land | £109/³ó²¹ |
| OT4 | Organic land management 바카라 사이트“ horticulture | £380/³ó²¹ |
| OT5 | Organic land management - top fruit | £960/³ó²¹ |
| OT6 | Organic land management - enclosed rough grazing | £48/³ó²¹ |
| SP6 | Cattle grazing supplement | £39/³ó²¹ |
| SP9 | Threatened species supplement (only for corn bunting, brown hair streak butterfly, turtle dove and stone curlew) | £154/³ó²¹ |
| SW1 | 4-6m buffer strip on cultivated land | £419/³ó²¹ |
| SW2 | 4-6m buffer strip on intensive grassland | £213/³ó²¹ |
| SW3 | In-field grass strips | £624/³ó²¹ |
| SW4 | 12-24m watercourse or nitrogen sensitive terrestrial habitat buffer strip on cultivated land | £578/³ó²¹ |
| SW5 | Enhanced management of maize crops | £159/³ó²¹ |
| SW6 | Winter cover crops | £124/³ó²¹ |
| SW7 | Arable reversion to grassland with low fertiliser input | £321/³ó²¹ |
| SW8 | Management of intensive grassland adjacent to a watercourse | £202/³ó²¹ |
| SW9 | Seasonal livestock removal on intensive grassland | £106/³ó²¹ |
| SW10 | Seasonal livestock removal on grassland in SDAs next to streams, rivers and lakes | £63/³ó²¹ |
| SW11 | Riparian management strip | £480/³ó²¹ |
| SW14 | Nil fertiliser supplement | £148/³ó²¹ |
| SW17 | Raised water levels on cropped or arable on peat soils | £449/³ó²¹ |
| SW18 | Raised water levels on grassland on peat soils | £417/³ó²¹ |
| UP1 | Enclosed rough grazing | £43/³ó²¹ |
| UP2 | Management of rough grazing for birds | £110/³ó²¹ |
| WD3 | Woodland edges on arable land | £376/³ó²¹ |
| WD4 | Management of lowland wood pasture and parkland | Lowland payment rate (outside SDA) £148/³ó²¹ |
| WD7 | Management of successional areas and scrub | £83/³ó²¹ |
| WD9 | Livestock exclusion supplement 바카라 사이트“ scrub and successional areas | £74/³ó²¹ |
| WD10 | Management of upland wood pasture and parkland | Upland payment rate (inside SDA) £212/ha |
| WT1 | Buffering in-field ponds and ditches in improved grassland | £275/³ó²¹ |
| WT2 | Buffering in-field ponds and ditches on arable land | £563/³ó²¹ |
| WT3 | Management of ditches of high environmental value *5 for the management of both sides of the ditch | £42/100m *5 |
Capital Items
Boundaries, Trees and Orchards
| Code | Option Name | Option Payment Rate |
|---|---|---|
| BN1 | Stone-faced bank repair | £31/³¾ |
| BN2 | Stone-faced bank restoration | £86/³¾ |
| BN3 | Earth bank creation | £13.50/³¾ |
| BN4 | Earth Bank Restoration | £7/³¾ |
| BN5 | Hedgerow Laying | £9.40/³¾ |
| BN6 | Hedgerow Coppicing | £4/³¾ |
| BN7 | Hedgerow Gapping-up | £9.50/³¾ |
| BN8 | Hedgerow supplement 바카라 사이트“ casting up | £3/³¾ |
| BN10 | Hedgerow Supplement 바카라 사이트“ Top Binding and Staking | £3.40/³¾ |
| BN11 | Planting new hedges | £11.60/³¾ |
| BN12 | Stone Wall Restoration | £25/³¾ |
| BN13 | Stone wall 바카라 사이트“ Top wiring | £3.60/³¾ |
| BN14 | Stone wall supplement 바카라 사이트“ Stone from quarry | £44/³¾ |
| FG12 | Wooden Field Gate | £390/²µ²¹³Ù±ð |
| FG14 | Badger Gates | £135/²µ²¹³Ù±ð |
| TE1 | Planting Standard Hedgerow Tree | £8.80/³Ù°ù±ð±ð |
| TE3 | Planting Fruit Trees | £22.50/³Ù°ù±ð±ð |
| TE6 | Tree Guard (Tube and mesh) | £4/²µ³Ü²¹°ù»å |
| TE7 | Tree Guard (Wood post and rail) | £59.50/ guard |
| TE8 | Tree Guard (wood post and wire) | £84/²µ³Ü²¹°ù»å |
| TE10 | Coppicing Bank-side Trees | £52/³Ù°ù±ð±ð |
| TE11 | Tree surgery *2 £96.50/tree when cutting limbs up to & including 20cm in diameter £200/tree when cutting limbs over 20cm in diameter |
*2 |
Water Capital
| Code | Option Name | Option Payment Rate |
|---|---|---|
| FG1 | Fencing | £4/³¾ |
| FG2 | Sheep netting | £4.90/³¾ |
| FG3 | Permanent electric fencing | £4.90/³¾ |
| FG4 | Rabbit fencing supplement | £2.50/³¾ |
| FG15 | Water Gates | £240/²µ²¹³Ù±ð |
| LV3 | Hard bases for livestock drinkers | £110/²ú²¹²õ±ð |
| LV4 | Hard bases for livestock feeders | £170/²ú²¹²õ±ð |
| LV5 | Pasture pumps and associated pipework | £220/±è³Ü³¾±è |
| LV6 | Ram pumps and associated pipework | £1,480/±è³Ü³¾±è |
| LV7 | Livestock troughs | £110/³Ù°ù´Ç³Ü²µ³ó |
| LV8 | Pipework for livestock troughs | £2.65/³¾ |
| PA1 | Implementation Plan | £1,100/±è±ô²¹²Ô |
| RP1 | Resurfacing of gateways | £92/²µ²¹³Ù±ð·É²¹²â |
| RP2 | Gateway relocation | £340/²µ²¹³Ù±ð·É²¹²â |
| RP3 | Watercourse crossings | £300/³¦°ù´Ç²õ²õ¾±²Ô²µ |
| RP4 | Livestock and machinery hardcore tracks | £33/³¾ |
| RP5 | Cross drains | £245/»å°ù²¹¾±²Ô |
| RP6 | Installation of piped culverts in ditches | £340/³¦³Ü±ô±¹±ð°ù³Ù |
| RP7 | Sediment ponds and traps | £10/³¾Â² |
| RP9 | Earth banks and soil bunds *1 For each unit (100m of bund) |
£155 *1 |
| RP10 | Silt filtration dams or seepage barriers | £75/³Ü²Ô¾±³Ù |
| RP11 | Swales | £5.95/³¾Â² |
| RP12 | Check dams and woody debris structures | £42 for each dam |
| RP13 | Yard 바카라 사이트“ underground drainage pipework | £5.50/³¾ |
| RP14 | Yard inspection pit | £200/³Ü²Ô¾±³Ù |
| RP15 | Concrete yard renewal | £27.14/³¾Â² |
| RP16 | Rainwater goods | £11.40/³¾ |
| RP17 | Storage tanks underground | £350/³¾Â³ |
| RP18 | Above ground tanks | £100/³¾Â³ |
| RP19 | First-flush rainwater diverters/downpipe filters | £125/³Ü²Ô¾±³Ù |
| RP20 | Relocation of sheep dips and pens | £3,675/³Ü²Ô¾±³Ù |
| RP21 | Relocation of sheep pens only | £1,830/³Ü²Ô¾±³Ù |
| RP22 | Sheep dip drainage aprons and sumps | £18.25/³¾Â² |
| RP23 | Installation of livestock drinking troughs (in draining pens for freshly dipped sheep) | £68/³Ü²Ô¾±³Ù |
| RP24 | Lined biobed plus pesticide loading and washdown area | £118/³¾Â² |
| RP25 | Lined biobed with existing washdown area | £77/³¾Â² |
| RP26 | Biofilters | £990/³Ü²Ô¾±³Ù |
| RP27 | Sprayer or applicator load and wash-down area | £40/³¾Â² |
| RP28 | Roofing (sprayer washdown area, manure storage area, livestock gathering area, slurry stores, silage stores) | £62/³¾Â² |
| WN5 | Pond Management (100 square metres or less) | £270/±è´Ç²Ô»å |
| WN6 | Pond Management (more than 100 square metres) | £170/100³¾Â² |
Air Quality
| Code | Option Name | Option Payment Rate |
|---|---|---|
| AQ1 | Automatic slurry scraper | £2760 per passageway/channel |
| AQ2 | Low ammonia emission flooring for livestock buildings | £72/³¾2 |
| RP29 | Self-supporting covers for slurry and anaerobic digestate stores | £30.50/³¾Â² |
| RP30 | Floating covers for slurry and anaerobic digestate stores and lagoons | £5.60/³¾Â² |
| TE4 | Supply and plant a tree | £1.28/³Ù°ù±ð±ð |
| TE5 | Supplement for use of individual tree-shelters | £1.60/³Ü²Ô¾±³Ù |