GS10: Management of wet grassland for wintering waders and wildfowl
What is GS10?
GS10 is an action under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme. It pays £547 per year for management of wet grassland for wintering waders and wildfowl.
What do I need to do?
* Manage grassland by grazing or cutting in summer to remove grass growth by autumn.
* Maintain areas of standing water and wet features during autumn and winter.
* Ensure rush cover is no more than 20% and other undesirable species are low.
* Protect archaeological/historic features from damage and scrub encroachment.
* Avoid mechanical operations and activities disturbing breeding birds between 15 March and 30 June.
What evidence do I need?
Where there’s uncertainty about whether or not the aims of the options have been delivered, we will take into account any records or evidence you may have kept to demonstrate delivery of the aims of the option. This will include any steps you’ve taken to follow the recommended management set out above. It’s your responsibility to keep such records if you want to rely on these to support your claim.
Receipted invoices, consents or permissions connected with the work
Field operations at the parcel level, including associated invoices
A grazing activity record for any sites grazed
Evidence that you are following a recommended fertiliser management system or that you qualify as a low intensity farmer
How much does GS10 pay?
GS10 pays £547 per year.
Which land is eligible?
It’s available for Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier and Higher Tier on whole or part parcels, on permanent grassland that is one of the following. Coastal or floodplain grazing marsh identified as priority habitat Other grassland identified as habitat for wintering waders and wildfowl The grassland must already support wintering wildfowl and waders or have high potential for being enhanced to support them. You must also meet one of the following conditions. * You are currently using a re
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