UPL7: Shepherding livestock on moorland (no required stock removal period)

What is UPL7?

UPL7 is an action under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme. It pays £33.00 per year for shepherding livestock on moorland (no required stock removal period).

What do I need to do?

* Take reasonable steps to minimise livestock access to sensitive features by shepherding, herding, or using temporary fencing.

* Sensitive features include bare ground, peat soils, wet peaty areas, woody vegetation, grassy vegetation, and historic/archaeological features.

* Do not carry out supplementary feeding of livestock, apart from mineral licks, which must be located away from sensitive features.

* At the start of each year, produce a written stocking and shepherding calendar for each land parcel, detailing sensitive features, monthly livestock numbers, and planned shepherding activities.

This action does not require you to remove livestock from the moorland, but you can choose to do so, for example, during lambing.

What evidence do I need?

You must keep the required written stocking and shepherding record and supply this evidence if we ask for it. It can be recorded on paper or electronically.
You must keep the required written stocking and shepherding record and supply this evidence if we ask for it. It can be recorded on paper or electronically.

How much does UPL7 pay?

UPL7 pays £33.00 per year.

Which land is eligible?

If a land parcel is located above and below the moorland line, you can enter it into this action if: most of the area is above the moorland line it’s managed as one grazing unit with adjacent land parcels located above the moorland line Farmyards or land used for turf or peat production are not eligible for this action. ---|---|--- Permanent grassland | Permanent grassland | PG01 Non-agricultural areas, such as scrub, scree, bracken or bog | Relevant non-agricultural land cover, such as scru

SFI UPL7: Shepherding livestock on moorland (no required stock removal period)