DAVIS MEADE

 

The application window will open on 9 January 2023 and close on 17 February 2023. The indicative budget allocation for this application window is £3.0 million.

 

The Hedgerow creation option is eligible in the following locations:

 

• Along existing field boundaries where no hedgerow had previously been located.

• Within fields, to establish new boundaries.

• On hedge banks (earth banked and stone-faced earth banks) where no woody hedge plant remnants exist along the entire length to be planted.

• On existing hedge banks where some woody hedge plant remnants exist. (There would be substantial gaps between these remnants, and they would not be subject to mechanical trimming)

• On existing hedge banks where there are some existing mature trees that are retained. (Not a continuous row of trees)

• To plant gaps within existing hedgerows which are 20m or longer.

 

You are eligible to apply if:

 

• You are registered with the Welsh Government and have been issued with a Customer Reference Number (CRN).

• Your land is registered within the Welsh Government Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS) as of December 2022.

 

Land eligibility:

 

• the land must be agricultural land.

• field parcels must be located in Wales.

• you must have full management control of the land up until the contract end date to enable you to fulfil the obligations of the scheme.

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 For further information please contact Kathryn Williams by email kathrynwilliams@dmpcuk.com or mobile 07971 583638

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