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Duration

3 years

How much you鈥檒l be paid听

拢11 per hectare (ha) per year

Action鈥檚 aim听

This supplemental action鈥檚 aim is that more than 80% of grazing livestock units (GLU) on moorland or lowland heathland habitats are rare native breeds of livestock.

The purpose of this is to maintain or increase the number of rare native breed grazing livestock.

Where you can do this action听听听听听

You can only do this supplemental action on eligible land that you鈥檙e grazing with livestock, which is entered into one of the following base actions:

• AGF1: Maintain very low density in-field agroforestry on less sensitive land
• AGF2: Maintain low density in-field agroforestry on less sensitive land
• UPL1: Moderate livestock grazing on moorland
• UPL2: Low livestock grazing on moorland
• UPL3: Limited livestock grazing on moorland
• UPL7: Shepherding livestock on moorland (no required stock removal period)
• UPL8: Shepherding livestock on moorland (remove stock for at least 4 months)
• UPL9: Shepherding livestock on moorland (remove stock for at least 6 months)
• UPL10: Shepherding livestock on moorland (remove stock for at least 8 months)
• SCR2: Manage scrub and open habitat mosaics
• OFM3: Organic land management 鈥� enclosed rough grazing
• GRH1: Manage rough grazing for birds

You cannot do this action on land that鈥檚 already entered into an equivalent base action in a Countryside Stewardship agreement. This includes:

• WD7: Management of successional areas and scrub
• WD8: Creation of successional areas and scrub
• OT6: Organic land management 鈥� enclosed rough grazing
• UP2: Management of rough grazing for birds

Eligibility of protected land

Protected land	Eligibility
Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs)	Same as your selected base action
Historic and archaeological features	Same as your selected base action

Available area you can enter into this action

Same as your selected base action.

Rotational or static action听

Same as your selected base action.

What to do

Each grazing season, more than 80% of total GLU on land entered into this action must be:

• pedigree rare native breeds 鈥� this means they鈥檙e registered in a recognised pedigree breeding book
• on the UK native animal breeds at risk (NBAR) list

Where relevant, the stocking density (total GLU) on land entered into this action must be as required in the applicable base action.

To convert livestock numbers into GLU, you must use the following values:

• Cattle over 2 years old at the start of an agreement year 鈥撯��1.0鈥�GLU
• Cattle over 6 months to 2 years old at the start of an agreement year鈥�鈥� 0.6鈥�GLU
• Heavy sheep (for example, most lowland sheep, rams and larger hill sheep) 鈥� 0.12 GLU
• Light sheep (for example, store lambs and small hill sheep) 鈥� 0.08 GLU
• Goat鈥�鈥� 0.12 GLU
• Pony or donkey鈥�鈥� 0.8鈥�GLU
• Horse鈥�鈥� 1.0 GLU

Read the 鈥榓dvice to help you do this action鈥� to find out how to calculate the livestock density.

You must produce the following written records:

• a monthly record of grazing animals at the parcel level
• unique individual animal movement identification numbers for each eligible animal
• changes to the original documentation since the action鈥檚 start date, such as replacement animals
• the unique individual permanent NBAR breed identification numbers for each eligible animal - either the pedigree registration number or birth notification number
• breed registration records and proof of animal provenance, parentage and availability for each animal

When to do it听

You must do this action each year of its duration.

How to do it听

It鈥檚 up to you how you do this action, as long as you:

• follow this action鈥檚 requirements 鈥� these are identified by a 鈥榤ust鈥�
• do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action鈥檚 aim

You may find it helpful to read the 鈥榓dvice to help you do this action鈥�, but it鈥檚 not part of this action鈥檚 requirements.

Evidence to keep听

You must keep the required written records and supply this evidence if we ask for it.

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action听

You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Some actions or options can only be done on the same area if they鈥檙e done at a different time of year to this action. For example, winter cover followed by a summer companion crop. Read 鈥榃hat to do鈥� and 鈥榃hen to do it鈥� to find out when this action must be done.

Scheme	Action or option codes
SFI actions	Same as your selected base action	听
CS options	Same as your selected base action	听
ES options	Same as your selected base action	听
SFI pilot standards	Same as your selected base action	听

If an action or option cannot be located on the same area, you may be able to do it on a different area in the same land parcel. Read section 6. 鈥楨ligible land in other funding schemes鈥� in the SFI scheme information for more details.

Advice to help you do this action听

The following advice may help you to do this action, but it鈥檚 not part of this action鈥檚 requirements.

How to calculate your native breed percentage

Once you鈥檝e converted your livestock numbers into GLU using the values shown under 鈥榃hat to do鈥�, you can use the to calculate your native breed percentage.

Native breeds

This action explains which native breeds are eligible (under 鈥榃hat to do鈥�).

If you鈥檙e sourcing native breed animals, try to choose animals which have been bred and reared on a similar habitat to where you鈥檒l be grazing them.

If you have not used native rare breeds before you can get help from graziers or livestock conservation organisations like the .

You may find it helpful to read the .

Grazing the habitat

Cattle, sheep, and ponies graze in different ways.

You can achieve greater environmental benefits if you graze with:

• a livestock species which has suitable grazing traits for the habitat type
• a suitable number of livestock for the habitat type

You can choose to mix livestock to create a more varied habitat.

Using an unsuitable livestock species or level of grazing (overgrazing or under grazing) can:

• damage the habitat
• increase surface water run-off
• damage historic or archaeological features, where present

Grazing traits: ponies

Ponies:

• can graze swards very tight, and at low stocking densities can create a good structural mosaic
• have a strong preference for grasses and will graze long coarse grass, such as purple moor-grass
• are very adaptable grazers, and can graze bracken (particularly in the autumn) and gorse
• are less likely to graze heather over the winter months compared with sheep

Grazing traits: cattle

Cattle:

• graze on longer swards, and graze less selectively than sheep and on coarser forage, creating a more varied sward structure
• will graze lower quality forage such as purple moor-grass, particularly in the spring and early summer

Cattle are more likely to cause poaching due to their size, particularly on wetter areas. You can remove them from the area over the winter months to reduce the risk of poaching.

Grazing traits: sheep

Sheep:

• can graze swards very tight
• are highly selective feeders at fine scale, often selecting young flowers and shoots
• are unlikely to eat long coarse grasses, such as purple moor-grass, if alternative food is available
• can lead to a decline in dwarf shrub cover due to their selective browsing of these, particularly if they鈥檙e grazing over the winter months

Sheep can cause a decline in dwarf shrub cover due to selective browsing, particularly when out over the winter months. You can reduce the risk of this happening by:

• removing all the sheep for the entire winter or part of the winter (鈥榩artial off-wintering鈥�)
• reducing sheep numbers during the winter months

Neighbouring livestock

If the area of land you enter into this action is unfenced and adjacent land is grazed by other farmers or land managers, you may need to:

• consider the potential impact of neighbouring livestock straying on your ability to meet this action鈥檚 requirements
• talk to neighbouring farmers or land managers about removing stray livestock from your area of land