The Scottish Government

Income foregone:

Gross Margin

£

per ha

Winter Barley

£385.00

per ha

Spring Barley

£282.00

Livestock' Gross Margin (average)

£494.23

Gross Margin average:

£387.08

Interest on Tenant's Capital saved

£35.53

100% loss

£351.54

75% loss

£263.66

Additional costs:

Additional hedge trimming costs

£21.00

Annual restoration costs**

£4,409.77

Sub-total

£4,694.43

Overall cost:

£4,694.43

Payment rate

£0.94

pence per linear metre of hedge

*Average Tenant's Capital
for Farm Types: Scotland General Cropping Farms & Mixed Farms

£564.00

per cow

per ha

*Upland/Lowground Suckler Cows - mainly silage diets

Feb-Apr

0

0

May-June

17

30.36

Aug-Oct

26

40.63

Average =

23.66

Dairy Cow - silage ad lib

av. Annual yield 7,000 litres

1290.75

per 100 ewes

Crossbred Breeding Ewes - Finished/store lamb

Upland

1601

128.08

Lowground

2293

208.45

Av. Upland/lowground

1947

168.27

Average 'Livestock' Gross Margin

494.23

Additional costs

5,000 hedge trimmed twice in each 5-yr period. Both sides of hedge trimmed. Av. Contractor's charge =

£17.50

pence

per linear metre of hedge

Hedge cutter with circular saw work rate 1.25 km/hr

1.40

Hedge cutter with standard flail work rate 2 km/hr

0.88

Additional cost on both sides of hedge

1.05

Assuming 5,000 m of managed hedge with a width of 2 m make up 1 hectare

Additional cost of trimming managed hedge (£ per hectare)

52.50

per ha

Total additional cost of trimming hedge twice (£ per hectare)

105.00

Annual additional cost over 5 years

21.00

Additional costs

Assumption: 75% hedgerow restored (gapping up and coppicing or laying) over 5 years; 1.33 metres restored per hour and a labour cost of £7.82 per hour.

Cost of restoring hedge per running metre of hedge (£)

Cost over 5 years (£/ha)

75% of a 5,000 m long hedge with a 2 m wide base restored over 5 years, i.e. 3750 m

5.88

22048.87

Annual cost (£/ha)

Additional cost in each year

£4,409.77