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  • Environmental Farming Scheme (Wider) Options

    Topics:
    • Grants and Funding, 
    • Area-based Schemes, 
    • Area-based Schemes 2017, 
    • Area-based Schemes 2018, 
    • Area-based schemes 2019, 
    • Area-based schemes 2020, 
    • Area-based schemes 2021, 
    • Area-based schemes 2022

    Date published: 17 February 2017

    Last updated: 8 May 2024

    Information sheets in relation to the Environmental Farming Scheme Options

    Documents

    • Creation of 2m riparian buffer - ungrazed (RBS) - for agreements commencing 2023 onwardsAdobe PDF (237.19 KB)
    • Creation of 2m riparian buffer - ungrazed (RBS) - for agreements commencing 2022Adobe PDF (708.5 KB)
    • Creation of 2m riparian buffer - ungrazed (RBS) - for agreements commencing before 2022Adobe PDF (523.2 KB)
    • Creation of 10m riparian buffer - ungrazed (RBW) - for agreements commencing 2023 onwardsAdobe PDF (225.08 KB)
    • Creation of 10m riparian buffer - ungrazed (RBW) - for agreements commencing 2022Adobe PDF (651.07 KB)
    • Creation of 10m riparian buffer - ungrazed (RBW) - for agreements commencing before 2022Adobe PDF (467.43 KB)
    • Creation of arable margin – 6 metre width - rough grass (RGM)Adobe PDF (237.36 KB)
    • Creation of tree enhanced boundaries (TEB) - Not available for agreements commencing January 2020 onwardsAdobe PDF (88.77 KB)
    • Hedge laying including two protective fences (LAY) - for agreements commencing 2020 onwardsAdobe PDF (541.22 KB)
    • Hedge laying including two protective fences (LAY) - for agreements commencing 2017-2019Adobe PDF (351.47 KB)
    • Natural regeneration of native woodland (NRW)Adobe PDF (416.54 KB)
    • Planting new hedgerows including two fences (PNH) - for agreements commencing 2023 onwardsAdobe PDF (258.26 KB)
    • Planting new hedgerows including two fences (PNH) - for agreements commencing 2020 - 2022Adobe PDF (240.72 KB)
    • Planting new hedgerows including two protective fences (PNH) - for agreements commencing 2017 - 2019Adobe PDF (349.74 KB)
    • Retention of winter stubble (RWS)Adobe PDF (177.99 KB)
    • Traditional dry stone wall rebuilding double skin (DSW)Adobe PDF (223.97 KB)
    • Traditional dry stone wall rebuilding single skin (SSW)Adobe PDF (224.25 KB)
    • Watercourse stabilisation with fencing (WSF) - Not available for agreements commencing 2021 onwardsAdobe PDF (259.2 KB)
    • Watercourse stabilisation with fencing (WSF) - for agreements commencing 2020Adobe PDF (48.34 KB)
    • Watercourse stabilisation with fencing (WSF) - for agreements commencing 2017 - 2019Adobe PDF (243.27 KB)
    • Creation of pollinator margin - 10 metre width - pollen and nectar (PAN)Adobe PDF (169.69 KB)
    • Creation of arable margin - 6 metre width - Cultivated uncropped (CUM)Adobe PDF (142.49 KB)
    • Provision of winter feed crop for wild birds (WFC)Adobe PDF (212.46 KB)
    • Creation of 10m riparian buffer - Planted with native trees (BWT) - for agreements commencing 2023 onwardsAdobe PDF (278.54 KB)
    • Creation of 10m riparian buffer - Planted with native trees (BWT) - for agreements commencing 2022Adobe PDF (706.33 KB)
    • Creation of 10m riparian buffer - Planted with native trees (BWT) - for agreements commencing before 2022Adobe PDF (517.86 KB)
    • Creation of pollinator margin - 10 metre width - annual wildflower (WFM)Adobe PDF (227.14 KB)
    • Creation of traditional orchard (CTO)Adobe PDF (203.24 KB)
    • Establishment of agroforestry (EAF) Adobe PDF (424.96 KB)
    • Planting native tree corridors (NTC)Adobe PDF (511.31 KB)
    • Creation of 2m riparian buffer - Planted with native trees (BNT) - for agreements commencing 2023 onwardsAdobe PDF (263.42 KB)
    • Creation of 2m riparian buffer - Planted with native trees (BNT) - for agreements commencing 2022Adobe PDF (661.04 KB)
    • Creation of 2m riparian buffer - Planted with native trees (BNT) - for agreements commencing before 2022Adobe PDF (473.94 KB)
    • (T7) Planting new hedgerows including two protective fences (PNH) EFS information sheet (W) -2023 onwards -April 2024Microsoft Word (143.99 KB)
    • (T7) Creation of 2m riparian buffer - Planted with native trees (BNT) (T7) EFS information sheet (H&W) - April 2024Microsoft Word (58.58 KB)
    • (T7) Creation of 2m riparian buffer - Ungrazed (RBW) UPDATED EFS information sheet - (H&W) - April 2024Microsoft Word (75.47 KB)
    • (T7) Creation of 10m riparian buffer - Planted with native trees (BWT) Updated EFS information sheet - (W) - April 2024Microsoft Word (119.87 KB)
    • (T7) Creation of 10m riparian buffer - Ungrazed (RBW) EFS information sheet - (W) - April 2024Microsoft Word (66.97 KB)
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