CWD8: Create scrub and open habitat mosaics
What is CWD8?
CWD8 is an action under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme. It pays £588.00 per year for create scrub and open habitat mosaics.
What do I need to do?
* Establish scrub habitat mosaics with varied heights, widths, shapes, and species composition through natural colonisation or planting.
* Protect mature, veteran, and ancient trees , their rootstocks, and attached deadwood.
* Keep all standing and fallen deadwood from mature, veteran, and ancient trees.
* Replace any trees planted that have failed to establish.
* Agree all drainage works in writing with Natural England before starting.
What evidence do I need?
You must keep evidence to show what you have done to complete this action. If it’s not clear that you have done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if they ask for it.
You must keep evidence to show what you have done to complete this action. If it’s not clear that you have done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if they ask for it.
How much does CWD8 pay?
CWD8 pays £588.00 per year.
Which land is eligible?
scrub woodland wood-pasture hedgerows other tree-outside-woodland habitats other nature-rich habitats You can also do this action in areas already inhabited by target species. To use this action, you must avoid negative impacts on existing historic, archaeological, environmental or landscape features. You can do this action on land that’s: ---|---|--- Arable land used to grow crops | Arable land | Land use codes for [arable crops](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/land-use-c
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