CWS5: Improve woodland resilience supplement
What is CWS5?
CWS5 is an action under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme. It pays £202.00 per year for improve woodland resilience supplement.
What do I need to do?
* Restructure your woodlands to increase species and structural diversity through management, as agreed with your Forestry Commission woodland officer.
Your Forestry Commission woodland officer will assess your land. They’ll work with you to adapt and agree the activities you must do to achieve this action’s aim. All mandatory activities will be set out in your agreement document.
To get paid for this action, you must restructure your woodlands to increase the species and structural diversity through management of your woodland.
The advice you’re given from the Forestry Commission is specific to your land which means (where relevant) you may also need to:
* implement continuous cover forestry principles
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 CWS5 pay?
CWS5 pays £202.00 per year.
Which land is eligible?
Same as base action.
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This information is provided by Farmwalk based on published government guidance. Always check the latest guidance on GOV.UK.