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HRW1

Assess and record hedgerow condition

SFI 2023

£5.00

100m · year

format_list_bulleted What to do

  • Assess the condition of all the hedgerows entered into this action
  • Produce a written hedgerow condition assessment record for these hedgerows

schedule When to do

  • Assess the condition of the hedgerows and complete a written hedgerow condition assessment record within the first 12 months of your SFI agreement
  • Review the condition of the hedgerows and update the hedgerow condition assessment record in each subsequent year of your SFI agreement

checklist How to do and evidence required

Keep a written record of your hedgerow condition assessment. You must supply this evidence if we ask for it.

info Additional Information

HRW1 - Assess and record hedgerow condition

HRW1 - Assess and record hedgerow condition

HRW1 - Assess and record hedgerow condition

Payment

You’ll receive £5.00 per 100 metres for one side of an eligible hedgerow per year.

Aim

This action’s aim is that you:

  • understand the condition of your hedgerows
  • effectively plan how they can be managed to improve their condition

Where You Can Do This Action

You can do this action on one side or both sides of an eligible hedgerow. Read section 4.1.3 to find out how we define an eligible hedgerow for SFI.

You can choose what total length of eligible hedgerows to enter into this action.

Other Land Management Actions or Options You Can Do with HRW1

The table below sets out which other SFI actions, CS management options, ES revenue options and SFI pilot standards you can do in land parcels with eligible boundaries entered into HRW1.

Table 11: Actions or options that can be done with HRW1

Scheme Action or option codes that can be done with HRW1
SFI 2023 All SFI actions
CS All CS management options, including BE3 (management of hedgerows)
ES All ES revenue options
SFI pilot All SFI pilot standards, including all levels of the SFI pilot hedgerows standard

What to do

You must:

  • assess the condition of all the hedgerows entered into this action
  • produce a written hedgerow condition assessment record for these hedgerows

If you’ve already assessed these hedgerows and produced a written hedgerow condition assessment record in the last 5 years, you can use it to meet this action.

When to do it

You must:

  • assess the condition of the hedgerows and complete a written hedgerow condition assessment record within the first 12 months of your SFI agreement
  • review the condition of the hedgerows and update the hedgerow condition assessment record in each subsequent year of your SFI agreement

How to do it

It’s up to you how you complete this action, as long as you do it in a way that can reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim.

You may find it helpful to read the voluntary guidance on how to assess and record hedgerow condition, but you do not have to follow it.

You can record the hedgerow condition assessment on paper or digitally.

What evidence to keep

You must keep a written record of your hedgerow condition assessment. You must supply this evidence if we ask for it.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: SFI Handbook for the SFI 2023 Offer