WT3: Management of ditches of high environmental value
What is WT3?
WT3 is an action under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme. It pays £44 per year for management of ditches of high environmental value.
What do I need to do?
* Manage ditches on a suitable rotation during autumn and winter.
* Remove vegetation and silt to their previous profile , spreading arisings thinly on the bank.
* Leave one side of the ditch unmanaged during any operation.
* Cut vegetation above the base , leaving some uncut on one or both sides.
* Re-establish bankside vegetation using natural regeneration.
What evidence do I need?
Where there is uncertainty about whether the aims of the options have been delivered, we will take into account any records or evidence you may have kept demonstrating 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.
field operations at the parcel level, including associated invoices
photographs of the ditch
Where there is uncertainty about whether the aims of the options have been delivered, we will take into account any records or evidence you may have kept demonstrating 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.
* field operations at the parcel level, including associated invoices
How much does WT3 pay?
WT3 pays £44 per year.
Which land is eligible?
It is available for Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier and Higher Tier on ditches of high environmental value and ditches essential for the management of the following options: * GS9 - Management of wet grassland for breeding waders * [GS10 - Management of wet grassland for wintering waders and wildfowl](https://webarchive.natio
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This information is provided by Farmwalk based on published government guidance. Always check the latest guidance on GOV.UK.