Capital investments will be funded under the Rural Development Measures. Where possible and appropriate to do so, payment for capital investments will be claimed using a national set of standard rates of payment; this will apply, in the main, to non-productive investments linked to the achievement of agri-environment and afforestation commitments. These payment rates will be set using information obtained from relevant practitioners and will reflect the cost of doing the work to a certain specification, in terms of labour, materials and plant. Payment for investments associated with building or engineering projects, for the provision of fixed equipment and, for other works where the application of a standard specification and standard rate of payment would not be appropriate, will be claimed on an actual cost basis, requiring presentation of receipted invoices and other relevant supporting documentation.
| CAPITAL ITEM |
1 | Bracken eradication - Primary treatment in Yr 1 of 5-year programme
… by mechanical method (3 cuts/yr)
… by chemical method |
2 | Bracken whipping as part of woodland management |
3 | Rhododendron Control:
… using flail
… cut, rake & burn using excavator
… uproot & burn using excavator |
4 | Rhododendron Control:
… manually cut & burn |
5 | Woody vegetation control (not Bracken or Rhododendron)
… by mechanical means only |
6 | Woody vegetation control (not Bracken or Rhododendron)
… involving mechanical cutting and chemical stump treatment |
7 | Control of invasive non-native plants (e.g. Giant hogweed, Japanese knotweed & Himalayan Balsam) by hand |
8 | Soft rush management |
9 | Dead wood management |
10 | Stock fence |
11 | Stock fence marked to reduce bird collision |
12 | Upgrading stock to deer fence |
13 | Scare or temporary fence |
14 | Rabbit proofing fence |
15 | Deer fence |
16 | Deer fence marked to reduce bird collision
… orange barrier netting |
17 | Deer fence marked to reduce bird collision
… wooden droppers |
18 | Deer fence marked to reduce bird collision
… chestnut paling |
19 | Marking of deer fences to reduce bird collision
… orange barrier netting |
20 | Marking of deer fences to reduce bird collision
… wooden droppers |
21 | Conversion of deer fence to stock fence |
22 | Dismantling deer fences |
23 | Dismantling stock fences |
24 | Gate and posts |
25 | Post & rail fence for protecting trees |
26 | Watergate |
27 | One-step stile |
28 | Two-step stile |
29 | Ladder stile suitable for deer fence |
30 | Stock bridges for bog management |
31 | Building/restoring drystone dykes or walls (incl. mortared walls) |
32 | Screening access paths from public highways as a noise reduction measure:
… planting hedge (see item 44)
… planting native-species/exotic trees (see item 33)
… creating earth banks |
33 | Native-species tree planting on a site not exceeding 0.25 ha |
34 | Non-native/exotic species tree planting on a site not exceeding 0.25 ha |
35 | 1.2 m tree shelter and stake |
36 | 0.6 m tree shelter and stake |
37 | Vole guard, quill or 0.6 m spiral guard & cane for hedge plants |
38 | Planting of marram grass |
39 | Provision of water trough |
40 | Water pipe & trench |
41 | Water trough pump
… stock-operated pasture pump |
42 | Water trough pump
… powered pump (solar, wind or water) |
43 | Soil analysis |
44 | Planting, replanting, coppicing or laying of hedge (6 plants/metre) |
45 | Creation or restoration of a pond (max area 2,000 sq metres) |
46 | Sowing of species-rich grassland (seed mix and preparation of seedbed) |
47 | Heather restoration |
48 | Heather track creation for bog management |
49 | Sand blow fencing |
50 | Restoration of parkland gate piers and ha has within Designed Landscape |
51 | Amenity tree planting (exotic trees - standard) for Designed Landscape |
52 | Blocking ditches (on lowland raised bogs, to create wetland & moorland flushes) |
53 | Provision of bat boxes |
54 | Provision of bird boxes (small) |
55 | Provision of bird boxes (large) |
56 | Provision of hibernation sites for amphibians |
57 | Footpath construction - standard spec |
58 | Footpath construction - high spec |
59 | Upland/mountain footpath construction - stone pitching |
60 | Grass cutting in recreational areas (Path strimming - 3 m wide) |
61 | Footpath upgrading (incl. path maintenance as & when required) |
62 | Piped culvert for footpath |
63 | Stone-built cross drain or culvert |
64 | Kissing gate for walkers, disabled & horse |
65 | Waymarkers |
66 | Signpost - Threshold |
67 | Signpost - Primary |
68 | Signpost - Finger post |
69 | Signpost - Interpretation Board |
70 | A3 Leaflets |
71 | A4 Leaflets |
72 | Picnic table with benches |
73 | Picnic bench with back rest |
74 | Litter removal |
75 | Fly tipping discouragement |
76 | Footbridge - low spec crossing |
77 | Footbridge - high spec crossing |
78 | Board walk |
79 | Fell/extract dangerous tree |
80 | Manual brashing |
81 | High pruning |
82 | Car park |