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Environmentally Sensitive Areas Scheme - Stage III ESA payment rates

ESA/Tier description Payment rate
per hectare (£)
NORTH KENT MARSHES
Tier 1A - Grassland £120 per ha
  Former Tier 1A - Wet grassland supplement
(for existing agreement holders only)
£50 per ha
Tier 1 B - Water management £290 per ha
Tier 2 - Arable reversion to permanent grassland £275 per ha
Buffer strips £400 per ha
Woodland £17 per ha
Public Access Tier £350 per ha
SOUTH WESSEX DOWNS
Tier 1 Part 1 - All land £8 per ha
Tier 1 Part 2 - Permanent grassland
(for existing agreement holders only)
£35 per ha
Tier 1 Part 2A - Improved permanent grassland £11 per ha
Tier 1 Part 2B - Low input permanent grassland £42 per ha
Tier 1 Part 3 - Downland turf £65 per ha
Tier 2 Part 1 - Downland turf creation £330 per ha
Tier 2 Part 2 - Reversion of arable land to permanent grassland £230 per ha
Tier 2 Part 3 - Conservation headlands £80 per ha
Tier 2 Part 4 - Permanent grassland enhancement £80 per ha
Extensive grazing supplement £60 per ha
Woodland Tier £17 per ha
Public Access Tier £350 per ha
EXMOOR
Tier 1 Part 1 - All land £16 per ha
Tier 1 Part 2 - Improved permanent grassland
(for existing agreement holders only)
£25 per ha
Tier 1 Part 2A - Improved permanent grassland £19 per ha
Tier 1 Part 2B - Low input permanent grassland £31 per ha
Tier 1 Part 3 - Enclosed unimproved permanent grassland £40 per ha
  Grassland management supplement £12 per ha
Tier 1 Part 4 - moorland £34 per ha
Tier 1 Part 5 - Heather moorland and coastal heath £50 per ha
Tier 2 Part 1 - Enhanced heather moorland and coastal heath £60 per ha
Tier 2 Part 2 - Reversion of land to heather moorland £225 per ha
Purple moor grass grazing supplement £10 per ha
Early winter stocking levels supplement £5 per ha
Stockproof hedgerow management supplement £2.40 per 10m
Hedge restoration supplement £10 per metre
Commons Supplement (for new agreement holders only) £5 per ha
Woodland Tier £100 per ha
Public Access Tier £350 per ha
SOUTH WEST PEAK
Tier 1A - All land (arable and ley grassland including woodland) £18 per ha
Tier 1B - Enclosed permanent grassland £50 per ha
Tier 1C - Enclosed permanent rough grazing £46 per ha
Tier 1D - Moorland £32 per ha
Tier 2A - Traditional pastures £110 per ha
Tier 2B - Traditional hay meadows £170 per ha
Tier 2C - Regeneration to extensive meadows £170 per ha
Tier 2D - Regeneration to extensive pastures £160 per ha
Tier 2E - Enhanced Moorland £62 per ha
Wet area supplement £90 per ha
Moorland regeneration supplement £30 per ha
Woodland Management Tier £120 per ha
Walling supplement £20 per metre
Public Access Tier £350 per ha
LAKE DISTRICT
Tier 1A- All land £12 per ha
Tier 1B - Inbye £47 per ha
Tier 1C - Intake £22 per ha
Tier 1D - Fell without heather £25 per ha
Tier 1E - Heather fell £38 per ha
Tier 2A - Meadows (formerly known as Tier 2 Option 1) £200 per ha
Tier 2B - Intermediate heather fell £42 per ha
  Former Tier 2 Option 2 - Pastures (for existing agreement holders only) £105 per ha
  Former Tier 2 Option 3 - Wetland (for existing agreement holders only) £70 per ha
Tier 2C - Enhanced heather fell (Formerly known as Tier 2 Option 4) £50 per ha
Tier 2D - Managed habitat £100 per ha
Supplement for removal of stock in winter £15 per ha
Wall restoration supplement £20 per metre
Hedge restoration supplement £4 per metre
Commons Supplement £5 per ha
Woodland Tier £200 per ha
Public Access Tier £350 per ha

Page last modified: 19 May, 2005
Page published: 10 December, 2002

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