Data broken down by Options

This page shows the number and value of Options approved across the country to the end of March 2012.

Option Description

Cases with Option

Approved Funding

Skills development - individual training

283

£140,800

Skills development - group training

4

£2,749

Setting up young farmers - interest rate relief

65

£1,017,879

Nutrient management plan

43

£9,892

Soil and water management programme - plan

27

£7,275

Restructuring agricultural businesses

944

£93,593,451

Manure/slurry storage and treatment - manure storage

453

£29,820,498

Manure/slurry storage and treatment - manure treatment

8

£192,902

Short rotation coppice crops of willow or poplar in non LFA

1

£5,058

Renewable energy - agriculture

71

£2,752,950

Renewable energy - forestry

8

£298,483

Improving the economic value of forests

11

£28,693

Processing and marketing of primary products

50

£1,756,973

Provision and upgrading of infrastructure

116

£2,512,392

Treat run-off of nutrients + other pollutants- farm wetlands

5

£76,076

Conversion to organic farming - arable

53

£1,933,474

Conversion to organic farming - improved grassland

68

£1,467,237

Conversion to organic farming - fruit and veg

12

£359,159

Conversion to organic farming - rough grazing

51

£292,306

Maintenance of organic farming - arable

134

£3,586,730

Maintenance of organic farming - improved grassland

164

£3,108,761

Maintenance of organic farming - fruit and veg

5

£118,901

Maintenance of organic farming - rough grazing

114

£560,481

Wild Bird Seed Mix/Unharvested Crop

1106

£4,122,135

Mown Grassland for Wildlife

1105

£13,543,005

Mown Grassland for Corn Buntings - 1 Aug

64

£594,123

Mown Grassland for Corncrakes - 1 Aug

156

£1,264,960

Mown Grassland for Corncrakes - 15 Aug

105

£1,015,531

Mown Grassland for Corncrakes - 1 Sept

209

£3,774,873

Grazed Grassland for Corncrakes

210

£1,792,657

Creation and Management of Cover for Corncrakes

67

£164,321

Management of Cover for Corncrakes

275

£260,063

Open Grazed or Wet Grassland for Wildlife

2011

£30,476,974

Mammal and Bird Control - Predator control

22

£264,541

Mammal and Bird Control - crow control

20

£107,190

Mammal and Bird Control - for Black Grouse/Capercaillie

99

£2,254,265

Supplementary Food Provision for Raptors - Hen Harriers

1

£5,380

Supplementary Food Provision for Raptors - Golden Eagles

6

£6,400

Wardening for Golden Eagles - Farm unit

2

£275

Control of invasive non-native species - Rhododendron

29

£2,363,186

Control of invasive non-native species - Japanese Knotweed

6

£7,244

Control of invasive non-native species - Giant Hogweed

7

£18,376

Control of invasive non-native species - Himalayan Balsam

1

£2,400

Control of grey squirrel for red squirrel conservation

160

£3,573,460

Control of grey squirrel for broadleaf woodland protection

4

£13,875

Management of Species Rich Grassland

1334

£8,043,964

Bracken Management Programme for Habitat Enhancement

313

£5,455,858

Creation of Species Rich Grassland for wildlife

335

£2,166,344

Management of Habitat Mosaics

800

£8,345,690

Management of Wetland

1379

£3,920,747

Create, Restore and Manage Wetland

95

£637,276

Lowland Raised Bogs - Basic management

29

£401,177

Lowland Raised Bogs - Basic plus Grazing Management

28

£535,417

Water Margins - Enhance biodiversity

1913

£8,609,331

Water Margins - reduce diffuse pollution

289

£1,939,175

Management of Flood Plains

128

£440,724

Buffer Areas for Fens and Lowland Raised Bogs

31

£752,158

Management of Coastal, Serpentine + special interest heath

178

£1,642,487

Lowland Heath

28

£405,916

Wildlife Management on Upland and Peatland Sites

32

£806,295

Management of Moorland Grazing

420

£3,361,028

Moorland Grazings on Uplands and Peatlands

102

£1,753,020

Moorland - Stock Disposal

239

£3,742,781

Stock Disposal - combined with Moorland Grazing Options

15

£189,714

Away-Wintering of Sheep

157

£3,563,987

Off-Wintering of Sheep

117

£1,132,996

Muirburn and Heather Swiping

251

£2,392,548

Hedgerows - 3 years for biodiversity benefits

1524

£33,597,019

Hedgerows - 2 years for landscape benefits

162

£4,258,453

Management of extended hedges and hedgerow trees

525

£3,771,204

Grass Margins and Beetlebanks - Create/manage - Mixed arable

531

£2,731,333

Grass Margins and Beetlebanks - Create/manage - Organic

13

£37,501

Biodiversity Cropping on In-Bye - basic management

119

£95,809

Biodiversity Cropping on In-Bye - with binders/stooks

7

£13,714

Cropped Machair - with FYM/seaweed

100

£465,847

Cropped Machair - with FYM/seaweed and binder/stooks

24

£106,259

Cropped Machair - without FYM/seaweed

29

£189,687

Cropped Machair - without FYM/seaweed, with binder/stooks

2

£4,027

Ancient Wood Pasture - In-bye Land

18

£191,035

Ancient Wood Pasture - Rough Grazing

11

£186,926

Scrub and Tall Herb Communities

300

£1,067,394

Arable reversion to grassland

26

£727,169

Conservation Management for Small Units - Individual

350

£812,340

Conservation Management for Small Units - Collective

61

£144,258

Grazing Management of Cattle - Retention

158

£1,441,156

Grazing Management of Cattle - Introduction

169

£2,547,246

Grazed Grassland Management for Chough

3

£51,990

Habitat Grazing Management

2

£0

Livestock tracks, gates and river crossings

14

£88,574

Woodland creation - Productive conifer - low cost

69

£11,499,692

Woodland creation - Productive conifer - high cost

13

£862,237

Woodland creation - Productive broadleaf woodland

24

£1,354,391

Woodland creation - Native woodland planting

942

£73,999,484

Woodland creation - Native woodland - natural regeneration

76

£1,998,114

Woodland creation - Mixed conifer/broadleaved woodland

335

£11,217,210

Woodland creation - Central Scotland Mixed Woodland

13

£1,445,386

Sustainable Management Of Forests - Native woodlands

36

£3,214,868

Sustainable Management Of Forests - LISS

31

£998,378

Sustainable Management Of Forests - Public access

19

£1,527,062

Sustainable Management Of Forests - Restructuring felling

703

£7,006,253

Sustainable Management Of Forests - Livestock removal

23

£287,206

Sustainable Management Of Forests - Woodland Grazing

3

£46,693

Woodland Improvement Grant - long term forest planning

537

£2,300,652

Woodland Improvement Grant - reducing deer impact

114

£1,605,462

Woodland Improvement Grant - woodland habitats and species

105

£1,883,335

Woodland Improvement Grant - restructuring regeneration

634

£1,767,594

Woodland Improvement Grant - non woodland habitats

9

£182,985

Diversification Outwith Agriculture

232

£24,760,627

Development/Creation Of Micro-Enterprises

96

£11,414,046

Support for renewable energy - non land-based

34

£748,680

Information + awareness - publications & other media

4

£2,846

Information + awareness - interpretation

32

£32,303

Information + awareness - accessibility improvements

1

£54

Area access management - creation + upgrading paths

65

£1,474,363

Area access management - vegetation reduction

25

£143,276

Area access management - amenities

25

£321,640

Area access management - safety features

5

£13,278

Area access management - near communities

5

£8,307

Area access management - for sensitive areas

1

£0

Area access management - monitoring

10

£19,150

Area access management - signage

42

£81,785

Area access management - leaflets

11

£12,194

Reducing bacterial contamination in water

1

£8,000

Community services and facilities

48

£9,947,379

Management of archaeological or historic sites

20

£2,296,879

Management and repair of vernacular buildings

106

£3,992,975

Enjoyment of rural landscapes - screening

3

£7,303

Enjoyment of rural landscapes - viewpoints

5

£11,875

Enjoyment of rural landscapes - restore built boundaries

57

£196,785

Enjoyment of rural landscapes - veteran trees

25

£61,566

Skills development to improve quality of life

13

£23,790

Collaborative Local Development Strategies

2

£43,500

 

Page updated: Friday, March 30, 2012