BN9: Hedgerow supplement - substantial pre-work
You can only apply for this item as part of a Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) application, you must read the CSHT applicant’s guide to understand the rules and how to apply.
This item is not available as a standalone capital grant.
How much will be paid
£7.06 per metre (m). The payment rate is for the total length of hedgerow under the supplement, not for each side of the boundary.
How this supplement benefits the environment
This supplement allows for substantial preparation work (‘pre-work’) to restore lengths of hedgerows including those located on difficult sites.
This will:
- provide new habitat and food sources for bees, pollinators and birds
- help capture carbon
Where you can use this supplement
You can use this supplement where you have management control of both sides of the boundary on hedgerows that:
- have extensive bramble, elder or brash that need removing
- are more than 5m wide after the previous season’s growth is removed
- are on a slope of more than 20 degrees
To help you restore these hedgerows, you can use with these capital items:
You cannot use this supplement:
- to remove old fences within hedgerows
- to remove free-standing fences alongside hedgerows
- to control weeds
- for routine preparation before gapping-up or planting
What you must do to use this supplement
You must:
- carry out the work specific to your site as agreed with your Natural England adviser
- complete the hedgerow restoration works to the relevant specification
Your adviser will adapt the requirements for this item to your site. You should discuss and agree these requirements with them.
Evidence you must keep
You must keep photographs of the completed work and provide with your claim.
You must also keep and provide on request:
- any consents or permissions connected with the work
- receipted invoices or bank statements where a receipted invoice is unavailable
- photographs of each length of hedge entered into the supplement
- supply item specification if required
As you’re applying for this item as part of a Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) application, you must read the record keeping and site visit requirements in the CSHT agreement holder’s guide.
Other items, supplements and actions you can use with this supplement
Capital items
You can use this supplement on the same length of hedgerow as these items:
BN5: Hedgerow laying
BN6: Hedgerow coppicing
BN7: Hedgerow gapping-up
BN11: Planting new hedges
Supplements
You can use this supplement on the same length of hedgerow as these supplements:
BN8: Hedgerow supplement - casting up
BN10: Hedgerow supplement - top binding and staking
[CSHT]: Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier
[m]: metres