CAPITAL ACTIVITY

SPECIFICATION

Building or restoration of traditional drystone or flagstone dykes or walls.

Drystone or flagstone dykes or walls should be rebuilt with material traditional to the locality and to a standard normally found there.

Erection of a scare fence

i. A scare fence must consist of a minimum of 2 line wires with post at intervals of not more than 6 metres. Scare fences will only be eligible to protect dykes built or restored under the Scheme.

Planting, replanting, coppicing or laying of a hedge.

i. Where new hedging or gapping up of existing hedges is undertaken, plants must be established in a double row with a minimum of 6 plants per metre; and
ii. A single species must not account for more than 75% of plants established.

Erection of a fence to deny stock access to a hedge newly planted or re-planted under the Scheme

i. The construction and all materials must conform to the appropriate British standards.

ii. Except as otherwise provided, fence posts must be placed at intervals of no more than 3.5 metres, or 12 metres where high tensile wire and droppers are used.

iii. Except as otherwise provided, a fence must have a minimum of 6 line wires or 2 line wires and woven wire netting.

iv. Fences erected to enhance hedgerows must be sited at least 1 metre from the centre line of the hedge.

Erection of rabbit-proof netting to protect a hedge newly planted or re-planted under the Scheme

i. Proofing shall be carried out with galvanised wire netting. The netting shall be not less that 1.05 m wide and have a mesh no larger than 31mm. The top edge of the netting shall not be less that 0.9m above ground level.

ii. The netting shall be fastened to the fencing and the bottom edge of the netting shall be buried in the ground to a suitable depth or turned outward and anchored.

iii. All gates in proofed fences must also be proofed.