Common use of Management Prescriptions Clause in Contracts

Management Prescriptions. the dos and don'ts of management The following rules apply across the whole area being managed under this option. For feature specific management requirements, please see Annex • Follow the agreed capital works programme within this agreement. • Maintain fen in an open condition, with scattered trees and scrub covering no more than 10% of the fen area. • Allow movement of water in the system to prevent stagnation in the ditches. • Maintain culverts, sluices and hatches in good working order. • Do not use poor quality water with high nutrient, salt or pollution concentrations to top up water levels. • There must be no application of nutrients such as fertilisers, organic manures or waste materials (including sewage sludge). • Do not allow any high nutrient load agricultural drains that intercept surface flow or groundwater seepage, to empty into fens. • Cleaning of existing ditches and foot drains should be done no more than once every 5 years, between 15 September and 31 January, with any spoil to be spread thinly away from the bank. Any work to re-profile ditches should be agreed in writing with your Natural England adviser. • To protect aquatic and marginal vegetation, cut ditch banks on rotation between 15 September and 28 February, so that each bank is not cut more than once in two years. Do not introduce cutting on previously uncut ditches and natural creeks without prior consultation with your Natural England adviser. • Manage existing patches of scrub to maximise the length and shelter provided by the scrub margin, and to maintain a diversity of scrub type and shrub age classes. This is particularly important around the margins of the site. • Cut scrub should be burned or removed off site. If burned, ensure there is no fire risk to surrounding vegetation and that no burning takes place on sites of archaeological interest or peat deposits. Only burn the cut material on degraded former wooded areas of the fen, on metal sheets raised off the ground, with ash removed from the site. Where required, cut stumps should be treated with an appropriate herbicide to prevent regrowth. HQ12 - Wetland grazing supplement Land parcels and associated features managed under this option: RLR Field Number: SU47288407 Features: SI01 Uncommon Invertebrates, W04 Fens - BAP habitat General description of the management required: This supplement is used only with the fen, reedbed or lowland raised bog maintenance, restoration or creation options. The aim is to support a grazing regime where this is the most appropriate form of management for the habitat. Indicators of Success • Around 30% of the vegetation should be in tussocks or in patches over 50cm high. • The vegetation should include a mosaic of shorter and / or taller plant species. • The success of this supplement will also be judged on the achievement of the Indicators of Success for the option which it overlays i.e. restoration of fen (HQ7).

Management Prescriptions. the dos and don'ts of management The following rules apply across the whole area being managed under this option. For feature specific management requirements, please see Annex • Follow the agreed capital works programme within this agreement. • Maintain fen Cut the emergent and aquatic vegetation on rotation every 2 years only if necessary to retain a central channel, leaving the roots in an open condition, with scattered trees and scrub covering no more than 10% the base of the fen areaditch. Place the arisings in the adjacent field and spread thinly to avoid smothering the underlying vegetation, or remove if in significant quantities. Retain a fringe of emergent vegetation on both sides of the ditch. • Allow movement of water in the system to prevent stagnation in the ditches. • Maintain culverts, sluices Manage ditches and hatches in good working orderbanks between 1 October and 28 February only. • Do not use poor quality water re-profile the ditch unless agreed with high nutrient, salt or pollution concentrations to top up water levelsyour Natural England adviser. • There must be no application of nutrients such as fertilisers, organic manures or waste materials (including sewage sludge). • Do not allow any high nutrient load agricultural drains that intercept surface flow or groundwater seepage, De-silt/dredge ditches to empty into fens. • Cleaning of existing ditches and foot drains should be done the profile agreed with your Natural England adviser no more than once every 5 yearstwice during your agreement (i.e. no more frequently than 1 year in 5), between 15 September and 31 Januarywhere possible alternate sides so that one bank is left untouched on any occasion. Ditches should not be re-profiled deeper than their previous profile. Place the arisings in the adjacent field, with any spoil to be spread thinly away from ditch banks, but avoiding in-filling hollows in the bankfield, or where possible use as backfill for river restoration as agreed with your Natural England adviser. Silt should be levelled/harrowed when dry if necessary to encourage a suitable xxxxx. Any work to subsequent re-profile ditches growth of invasive weeds should be controlled using methods agreed with your Natural England adviser. • Following ditch management works, bankside vegetation must be re-established by natural regeneration. • Re-xxxxxxx trees as specified in writing with the capital works programme. • Remove scrub growing on the ditch banks using methods approved by your Natural England adviser. • To protect aquatic and marginal vegetationthe historic water meadow features do not place anything likely to cause ground disturbance on or near the features such as fences, cut feeders or water troughs. • Do not cultivate or apply fertilisers, manures or pesticides to land within 2m of the centre of the ditch banks on rotation between 15 September and 28 February, so that each bank is not cut more than once in two yearsor 1m of the top of ditch banks. • Only use mechanical means (including hand tools) to clean the ditches or trim the bank. Do not introduce cutting on previously uncut ditches and natural creeks without prior consultation with your Natural England adviseruse herbicides. • Manage existing patches HQ7 - Restoration of scrub to maximise the length and shelter provided by the scrub margin, and to maintain a diversity of scrub type and shrub age classes. This is particularly important around the margins of the site. • Cut scrub should be burned or removed off site. If burned, ensure there is no fire risk to surrounding vegetation and that no burning takes place on sites of archaeological interest or peat deposits. Only burn the cut material on degraded former wooded areas of the fen, on metal sheets raised off the ground, with ash removed from the site. Where required, cut stumps should be treated with an appropriate herbicide to prevent regrowth. HQ12 - Wetland grazing supplement fen Land parcels and associated features managed under this option: RLR Field Number: SU47288407 Features: SI01 Uncommon Invertebrates, W04 Fens - BAP habitat General description of the management required: This supplement item is used only with targeted at restoring areas of fen typically dominated by rushes, sedges and wetland grasses that are in poor condition. Restoration management will restore and enhance the fenbotanical diversity of the site. This option will also help protect archaeological sites, reedbed or lowland raised bog maintenanceparticularly organic remains. In addition it may, restoration or creation optionsin the right situation, provide an area of flood storage and benefits to flood risk management. The aim Where mowing and/or grazing is to support a grazing regime where this is the most appropriate form of management for the habitatsupplements HQ11 & HQ12 are available. Indicators of Success • Around 30% All SSSI land should be in favourable or recovering condition. • The surface should be 'squelchy' underfoot all year round. • By year 5, at least 2 of the following positive indicator species for fen habitat should be at least occasional across the area of fen: Water mint, Wild Xxxxxxxx, Gypsywort, Xxxxx/fen Bedstraw, Yellow Flag Iris, Water Forget-me-not, Purple loosestrife, Meadowsweet, Yellow Loosestrife, Xxxxx Cinquefoil, Lesser Spearwort, Reed Sweet-grass, Hemp Agrimony and Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx. • By year 3, the vegetation should be in tussocks or in patches over 50cm be, on average, less than knee-high. • The By year 3, cover of scrub should be less than 10% across the area of fen. • Cover of undesirable species (Creeping Thistle, Spear Thistle, Curled Dock, Broad-leaved Dock, Common Ragwort and Common Nettle) should be less than 5%. • By year 5, wet ditches should have aquatic vegetation cover (submerged, floating and emergent) of between 25% and 75% of water area. This should include a mosaic at least 2 of shorter the following plant species Watercress, Fool's watercress, Water crowfoot, Reed sweet-grass, Branched Bur-xxxx, Water mint, Water forget-me- not, Lesser Water Parsnip, Hornwort, Water Dock, Brooklime, Purple loosestrife and / or taller plant speciesReedmace. Filamentous Algae should be less than 5% cover, duckweed should be less than 75% cover. Water levels should be between 15cm and 45cm below mean field level from May until September and no lower than 30cm below mean field level between October and April. • The success of this supplement will also be judged on the achievement of the Indicators of Success for the option which it overlays i.e. restoration of fen (HQ7)historic water meadow features should have suffered no further degradation.

Management Prescriptions. the dos and don'ts don’ts of management The following rules apply across the whole area being managed under this option. For feature specific management requirements• Remove areas of scrub and invasive trees agreed with your Natural England contact, please see Annex • Follow the agreed capital works programme within this agreementtogether with arisings, or burn on metal sheets and remove ash. Control unbrowsed regrowth with approved herbicide or by xxxxx winching but do not carry out xxxxx removal on archaeological features. • Maintain fen in an open conditionRestore a balanced range of dwarf shrub age classes by burning, with scattered trees or cutting and scrub covering no more removing a number of patches each year. The area to be restored will depend on existing structure composition, but each should be less than 5ha (exceptionally up to 10% of the fen areaha). • Allow movement of water Control xxxxxxx in areas agreed with your Natural England adviser. Do this in accordance with management plan produced by your Natural England adviser on 31st January 2017. Use an approved herbicide or, if no ground-nesting birds, deer or other vulnerable wildlife are present, cut twice annually or bruise with a suitable roller. Remove or till the system to prevent stagnation in compact litter mat where it is greater than 5cm deep. Take advice from your Natural England adviser if the ditcheswork will be done on areas with archaeological interest. • Maintain culvertsIn areas targeted to benefit rare species and where no bare ground exists, sluices remove turf from small 5-20m2 areas or strips to create a number of patches scattered in unshaded areas across the site. A small pushed blade is the preferred tool to use for turf removal. Do not use this prescription on archaeological sites or historic features. • Implement plans to reverse any drainage of wet heath or xxxx to restore original hydrology. • On sites supporting dry heath provide fire control measures as agreed with your Natural England adviser, including fire breaks, a fire plan in keeping with the Crown Lands Fire and hatches in good working orderEmergency Plan. • After successful establishment, operations involving ploughing, sub-surface cultivation, reseeding, installation of new drainage or modification of existing drainage systems are not permitted unless agreed with your Natural England adviser. • Do not use poor quality water with high nutrient, salt or pollution concentrations to top up water levels. • There must be no application of nutrients such as apply fertilisers, organic manures manures, lime or waste materials (including sewage sludge). • Do not allow any high nutrient load agricultural drains that intercept surface flow or groundwater seepage, Supplementary feeding is restricted to empty into fensauthorised locations on non-sensitive habitats and localities. • Cleaning of existing ditches Control undesirable plant species such as Creeping Thistle /Spear Thistle /Curled Dock /Broad-leaved Dock / Common Ragwort / Rhododendron/ Cotoneaster and foot drains should be done no more Gaultheria, so that by year 5 their cover is less than once every 5 years, between 15 September 15% and 31 January, with any spoil to be spread thinly away from the bankby year 10 their cover is less than 10%. Any work to re-profile ditches should be agreed in writing Agree control methods with your Natural England advisercontact. • Control trees / scrub so that by year 5 their cover is less than 25% and by year 10 their cover is less than 15%. Some scrub and trees should be maintained. • To protect aquatic the archaeological and marginal vegetationhistoric features (shown on the historic environment record, cut ditch banks subsequently added, or otherwise notified to the landowner) do not place anything likely to cause ground disturbance on rotation between 15 September and 28 February, so that each bank is not cut more than once in two yearsor near the features. Do not introduce cutting locate new access routes on previously uncut ditches or near the features. Maintain vegetative cover over historic features where appropriate. Where possible prevent the development of animal xxxxxxx which would damage historic features. • Follow the agreed management plan produced by your Natural England Adviser on 1st April 2017. • Graze with cattle and natural creeks without prior consultation ponies suitable for the conditions, to control scrub and grasses and establish a structural mosaic in dwarf shrub stands. • Supplementary feeding is restricted to authorised locations on non-sensitive habitats and localities. • Remove areas of scrub and invasive trees agreed with your Natural England advisercontact, together with arisings, or burn and remove ash. Control unbrowsed regrowth with approved herbicide or by xxxxx winching but do not carry out xxxxx removal on archaeological features. • Manage existing patches Implement plans to reverse any drainage of scrub wet heath or xxxx to maximise restore the length and shelter provided by the scrub margin, and to maintain a diversity of scrub type and shrub age classes. This is particularly important around the margins of the siteoriginal hydrology. • Cut scrub should be burned or removed off site. If burnedControl undesirable plant species such as injurious weeds, ensure there so that by year 10 their cover is no fire risk to surrounding vegetation and that no burning takes place on sites of archaeological interest or peat deposits. Only burn the cut material on degraded former wooded areas of the fen, on metal sheets raised off the ground, with ash removed from the site. Where required, cut stumps should be treated with an appropriate herbicide to prevent regrowth. HQ12 - Wetland grazing supplement Land parcels and associated features managed under this option: RLR Field Number: SU47288407 Features: SI01 Uncommon Invertebrates, W04 Fens - BAP habitat General description of the management required: This supplement is used only with the fen, reedbed or lowland raised bog maintenance, restoration or creation options. The aim is to support a grazing regime where this is the most appropriate form of management for the habitat. Indicators of Success • Around 30% of the vegetation should be in tussocks or in patches over 50cm high. • The vegetation should include a mosaic of shorter and / or taller plant species. • The success of this supplement will also be judged on the achievement of the Indicators of Success for the option which it overlays i.e. restoration of fen (HQ7)less than 1%.

Management Prescriptions. the dos and don'ts don’ts of management The following rules apply across the whole area being managed under this option. For feature specific management requirements, please see Annex • Follow the agreed capital works programme within this agreementmanagement plan produced by your Natural England Advisor on 1st April 2017. • Maintain fen In all years, manage the xxxxx by grazing with domestic cattle and ponies to achieve a xxxxx height of between 1cm and 5cm in an open condition, with scattered trees and scrub covering no more than 10% of the fen area. • Allow movement of water in the system to prevent stagnation in the ditches. • Maintain culverts, sluices and hatches in good working order. • Do not use poor quality water with high nutrient, salt or pollution concentrations to top up water levelssummer. • There must be no application of nutrients such as fertilisers, organic manures or waste materials (including sewage sludge). • Do not allow any high nutrient load agricultural drains that intercept surface flow Supplementary feeding is confined to the feeding of hay or groundwater seepage, concentrates where agreed with your Natural England adviser) and restricted to empty into fensauthorised locations on non- sensitive habitats and localities. • Cleaning Control undesirable species (such as injurious weeds and rosebay willowherb) by localised cutting/topping so that by year 3, their cover is less than 5% of existing ditches and foot drains should be done no more than once every 5 years, between 15 September and 31 January, with any spoil to be spread thinly away from the bankarea. Any work to re-profile ditches should be agreed in writing Agree all methods of control with your Natural England adviser. • To protect aquatic and marginal vegetation, cut ditch banks on rotation between 15 September and 28 February, so that each bank is not cut more than once in two years. Do not introduce cutting on previously uncut ditches and natural creeks without prior consultation install new drainage or modify existing drainage systems unless agreed with your Natural England adviser. • Manage existing patches Ploughing, sub-surface cultivation and reseeding are not permitted . Chain harrowing or rolling are not permitted. • Field operations and stocking (including stock feeding) must not damage the soil structure or cause heavy poaching. Take particular care when the land is waterlogged. • To protect the archaeological and historic features (shown on the historic environment record, subsequently added, or otherwise notified to the landowner) do not place anything likely to cause ground disturbance on or near the features. Do not locate new access routes on or near the features. Maintain vegetative cover over historic features. Prevent the development of scrub animal xxxxxxx which would damage historic features. HN8 - Educational access - base payment General description of the management required: This option offers an incentive to maximise land managers to host educational visits by school groups or other groups for curriculum studies at all levels or to learn about the length and shelter provided by the scrub marginrelationship between commoning, farming, conservation, and food production. You are required to maintain produce a diversity Farm Facts Leaflet and a Teachers Information Pack if carrying out school visits. Farmers or other individuals leading group visits are encouraged to become accredited. Costs for CEVAS (Countryside Educational Visits Accreditation Scheme run by FACE –Farming and Countryside Education) training can be claimed for under the scheme. Management Requirements The following rules apply across the area of scrub type agreement land being used for this option. • Access areas and shrub routes must be kept safe for users and reasonably free from litter. • Animals which are known to be, or are likely to be dangerous, such as aggressive dairy bulls, must not be kept on land being used for educational access visits (note this applies to the land where the school groups will be taken – not necessarily the whole Open Forest). • Organised games or sports, camping or overnight stays, visitors carrying firearms or use by motor vehicles (except where necessary for the management of the land) must be managed in accordance with FC policy and practice and must not be allowed to interfere with any organized school visits. • Activities on land adjoining permissive access areas and which are within your control must not interfere with the educational access visits. • Carry out a Health and Safety check and prepare a Risk Assessment for the land, and show this to potential group leaders. • Discuss insurance implications with your insurer, and the Local Education Authority if appropriate, and ensure that adequate public liability insurance cover is held. • Prepare and submit a draft Farm Facts Leaflet to Natural England. • Encourage Group Leaders to visit the access area prior to bringing the whole group. • Carry out adequate promotion to ensure a minimum of 25 school group visits every year. • Conduct at least 25 (up to a maximum of 50 that may be claimed for) school group visits each year. All visits must be free of charge. Eligible visits comprise groups in the age classesrange 7-16 years i.e. school Key Stages 2, 3 and 4. They should comprise a conducted tour of parts of the agreement land to fit the requirements of the group concerned, normally lasting at least two hours. Groups should be a minimum of 10 people. • Provide at least 3 training events for targeted audiences to encourage better management of the New Forest towards achieving the agreements objectives, and develop a programme of at least 3 such events per year. Each event to be provided free of charge, last a minimum of 2 hours and be attended by a minimum of 10 attendees. • Prepare and submit a Teachers' Information Pack to your Natural England contact within three months of signing the agreement. This is particularly important around the margins may be part funded by a capital grant. • Provide copies of the siteTeachers' Information Pack to prospective school groups when requested. • Cut scrub Submit Visit/Event Evaluation forms (one for each visit claimed for) with your annual claim form. Indicators of Success • By year 2, there should be burned evidence, such as letters of support or removed off siteVisit/Event Evaluation forms to show that the provision of educational access has been well-used. If burned, ensure there is no fire risk to surrounding vegetation and that no burning takes place on sites of archaeological interest or peat deposits. Only burn the cut material on degraded former wooded areas of the fen, on metal sheets raised off the ground, with ash removed from the site. Where required, cut stumps • There should be treated evidence that the agreement holder has carried out their own publicity and promotion. • By end year 2 at least 2 people leading Educational Visits have obtained CEVAS accreditation. • A minimum of 250 school children in the target age range should benefit from educational visits each year (with an appropriate herbicide to prevent regrowthaspiration for 500+). HQ12 • A minimum of 30 people have attended ‘best practice’ training events each year . HN9 - Wetland grazing supplement Educational access - payment per visit Land parcels and associated features managed under this option: RLR Field Number: SU47288407 Features: SI01 Uncommon Invertebrates, W04 Fens - BAP habitat This option is either Whole Farm or Rotational General description of the management required: This supplement is used only with option offers an incentive to land managers to host educational visits by school groups or other groups for curriculum studies at all levels or to learn about the fenrelationship between farming, reedbed or lowland raised bog maintenanceconservation, restoration or creation optionsand food production. The aim is Land managers are required to support produce a grazing regime where this is the most appropriate form of management Farm Facts Leaflet for the habitatall visits and a Teachers Information Pack if carrying out school visits. Indicators of Success • Around 30% of the vegetation By year 2, there should be in tussocks evidence, such as letters of support or in patches over 50cm highFarm Visit Evaluation forms to show that the provision of educational access has been well- used. • The vegetation There should include a mosaic of shorter be evidence that the agreement holder has carried out their own publicity and / or taller plant species. • The success of this supplement will also be judged on the achievement of the Indicators of Success for the option which it overlays i.e. restoration of fen (HQ7)promotion.