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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 onwards Adobe PDF (237 KB)
    • Creation of 2m riparian buffer - ungrazed (RBS) - for agreements commencing 2022 Adobe PDF (709 KB)
    • Creation of 2m riparian buffer - ungrazed (RBS) - for agreements commencing before 2022 Adobe PDF (523 KB)
    • Creation of 10m riparian buffer - ungrazed (RBW) - for agreements commencing 2023 onwards Adobe PDF (225 KB)
    • Creation of 10m riparian buffer - ungrazed (RBW) - for agreements commencing 2022 Adobe PDF (651 KB)
    • Creation of 10m riparian buffer - ungrazed (RBW) - for agreements commencing before 2022 Adobe PDF (467 KB)
    • Creation of arable margin – 6 metre width - rough grass (RGM) Adobe PDF (237 KB)
    • Creation of tree enhanced boundaries (TEB) - Not available for agreements commencing January 2020 onwards Adobe PDF (89 KB)
    • Hedge laying including two protective fences (LAY) - for agreements commencing 2020 onwards Adobe PDF (541 KB)
    • Hedge laying including two protective fences (LAY) - for agreements commencing 2017-2019 Adobe PDF (351 KB)
    • Natural regeneration of native woodland (NRW) Adobe PDF (417 KB)
    • Planting new hedgerows including two fences (PNH) - for agreements commencing 2023 onwards Adobe PDF (258 KB)
    • Planting new hedgerows including two fences (PNH) - for agreements commencing 2020 - 2022 Adobe PDF (241 KB)
    • Planting new hedgerows including two protective fences (PNH) - for agreements commencing 2017 - 2019 Adobe PDF (350 KB)
    • Retention of winter stubble (RWS) Adobe PDF (178 KB)
    • Traditional dry stone wall rebuilding double skin (DSW) Adobe PDF (224 KB)
    • Traditional dry stone wall rebuilding single skin (SSW) Adobe PDF (224 KB)
    • Watercourse stabilisation with fencing (WSF) - Not available for agreements commencing 2021 onwards Adobe PDF (259 KB)
    • Watercourse stabilisation with fencing (WSF) - for agreements commencing 2020 Adobe PDF (48 KB)
    • Watercourse stabilisation with fencing (WSF) - for agreements commencing 2017 - 2019 Adobe PDF (243 KB)
    • Creation of pollinator margin - 10 metre width - pollen and nectar (PAN) Adobe PDF (170 KB)
    • Creation of arable margin - 6 metre width - Cultivated uncropped (CUM) Adobe PDF (142 KB)
    • Provision of winter feed crop for wild birds (WFC) Adobe PDF (212 KB)
    • Creation of 10m riparian buffer - Planted with native trees (BWT) - for agreements commencing 2023 onwards Adobe PDF (279 KB)
    • Creation of 10m riparian buffer - Planted with native trees (BWT) - for agreements commencing 2022 Adobe PDF (706 KB)
    • Creation of 10m riparian buffer - Planted with native trees (BWT) - for agreements commencing before 2022 Adobe PDF (518 KB)
    • Creation of pollinator margin - 10 metre width - annual wildflower (WFM) Adobe PDF (227 KB)
    • Creation of traditional orchard (CTO) Adobe PDF (203 KB)
    • Establishment of agroforestry (EAF) Adobe PDF (425 KB)
    • Planting native tree corridors (NTC) Adobe PDF (511 KB)
    • Creation of 2m riparian buffer - Planted with native trees (BNT) - for agreements commencing 2023 onwards Adobe PDF (263 KB)
    • Creation of 2m riparian buffer - Planted with native trees (BNT) - for agreements commencing 2022 Adobe PDF (661 KB)
    • Creation of 2m riparian buffer - Planted with native trees (BNT) - for agreements commencing before 2022 Adobe PDF (474 KB)
    • (T7) Planting new hedgerows including two protective fences (PNH) EFS information sheet (W) -2023 onwards -April 2024 Microsoft Word (144 KB)
    • (T7) Creation of 2m riparian buffer - Planted with native trees (BNT) (T7) EFS information sheet (H&W) - April 2024 Microsoft Word (59 KB)
    • (T7) Creation of 2m riparian buffer - Ungrazed (RBW) UPDATED EFS information sheet - (H&W) - April 2024 Microsoft Word (75 KB)
    • (T7) Creation of 10m riparian buffer - Planted with native trees (BWT) Updated EFS information sheet - (W) - April 2024 Microsoft Word (120 KB)
    • (T7) Creation of 10m riparian buffer - Ungrazed (RBW) EFS information sheet - (W) - April 2024 Microsoft Word (67 KB)

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