You can apply for multiple SFI actions on the same land parcel, as long as the activities are compatible. Here's how to maximise your payments.

SFI allows you to combine actions on the same parcel. For example, you can have a hedgerow action (HRW1) alongside a buffer strip (AHW2) on adjacent land. The key rule: activities must not conflict with each other.

The most effective stacking strategies group complementary actions on the same parcels.

Combine soil health, biodiversity, and IPM actions on cropland:

AHW9: Unharvested cereal headland (£1072.00)

CAHL2: Winter bird food on arable and horticultural land (£853)

AHW5: Nesting plots for lapwing (£765)

BFS1: 12m to 24m watercourse buffer strip on cultivated land (£707.00)

BFS2: Buffer in-field ponds on arable land (£681.00)

AHW11: Cultivated areas for arable plants (£660.00)

AHW8: Whole crop spring cereals and overwinter stubble (£596.00)

AHW7: Enhanced overwinter stubble (£589.00)

BFS4: Protect in-field trees on arable land (£553.00)

CAHL4: 4m to 12m grass buffer strip on arable and horticultural land (£515.00)

AHW12: Manage woodland edges on arable land (£428.00)

AHW10: Low input harvested cereal crop (£354.00)

CSAM2: Multi-species winter cover crop (£129.00)

AHW6: Basic overwinter stubble (£58.00)

CIPM3: Companion crop on arable and horticultural land (£55.00)

Combine grazing management with species diversity and soil actions:

CIPM2: Flower-rich grass margins, blocks or in-field strips (£798.00)

CAHL3: Grassy field corners or blocks (£590)

CAHL4: 4m to 12m grass buffer strip on arable and horticultural land (£515.00)

CIGL2: Winter bird food on improved grassland (£515.00)

CIGL1: Take grassland field corners or blocks out of management (£333.00)

BFS3: Buffer in-field ponds on improved grassland (£311)

BFS5: Protect in-field trees on intensive grassland (£295.00)

CIGL3: 4m to 12m grass buffer strip on improved grassland (£235.00)

CLIG3: Manage grassland with very low nutrient inputs (£151.00)

CNUM2: Legumes on improved grassland (£102.00)

AHL3: AHL3 (\xA3590.00)

AHL4: AHL4 (\xA3515)

CAHL1: Pollen and nectar flower mix (\xA3739)

CUP8: Moderate livestock grazing on moorland (\xA320.00)

CUP9: Low livestock grazing on moorland (\xA353.00)

Hedgerows, buffer strips, and watercourse margins often stack well together:

BFS6: 6m to 12m habitat strip next to watercourses (£742.00)

BFS1: 12m to 24m watercourse buffer strip on cultivated land (£707.00)

CAHL4: 4m to 12m grass buffer strip on arable and horticultural land (£515.00)

CIGL3: 4m to 12m grass buffer strip on improved grassland (£235.00)

CHRW2: Manage hedgerows (£13.00)

BND2: Maintain earth banks or stone-faced hedgebanks (£11.00)

CHRW3: Maintain or establish hedgerow trees (£10.00)

CHRW1: Assess and record hedgerow condition (£5.00)

CUP7: Manage non-peat moorland soils for flood and drought resilience supplement (\xA3160.00)

CUP8: Moderate livestock grazing on moorland (\xA320.00)

CUP9: Low livestock grazing on moorland (\xA353.00)

CWD1: Woodland creation maintenance (\xA3400.00)

CWD2: Woodland improvement (\xA3127.00)

CWD21: Restore wood pasture and parkland (\xA3371.00)

CWD22: Manage wood pasture and parkland (\xA3212.00)

Check the RPA's official compatibility matrix before applying

Some actions explicitly exclude others on the same parcel

Payment rates apply per hectare/metre - stacking means you earn multiple rates on the same land

Your SFI agreement can include actions from different categories