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THE STATE OF SCOTLAND'S FARMED ENVIRONMENT 2005
24. Natural Care
MOORLAND MANAGEMENT SCHEMES
The sites covered by these schemes are of interest for the variety of moorland habitats present and also for the range of breeding birds they support, including hen harriers. The aim of the schemes is to maintain and enhance these natural heritage interests and to provide a financial incentive for their sustainable management.
Eligible areas are:
- Forth and Borders (12 moorland sites) - External Website
- Forest Of Clunie - External Website
- Arran Moors - External Website
- Muirkirk & North Lowther Uplands - External Website
- Glen App & Galloway Moors - External Website
- Orkney Mainland Moors scheme - External Website
Applicants sign up to a 5-year management agreement. Prescriptions are arranged in four levels and all applicants must participate in levels one and two and must also supply an annual record of moorland management undertaken.
LOWLAND BOGS IN GRAMPIAN
The scheme aims to support management that will allow lowland raised bogs to maintain or restore their water table, by promoting and funding simple management techniques such as blocking ditches and removing scrub to restart peat growth. Management is described in a management plan agreed with the applicant.
Owners and occupiers who join the scheme are expected to monitor and treat any re-growth of scrub, and carry out any minor repairs of dams. They receive £20 per hectare for the first 100 hectares entered into the Scheme and £12 per hectare thereafter, up to a maximum of 250 hectares. An additional payment of £5 per hectare is available for the management of public access and interpretation facilities.
Sources
Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) (2002): Natural Care. External Website
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