SFI26: Every Action and What It Pays

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): updated wording to clarify where you cannot do this action and eligible in-field agroforestry systems (see ‘Where you can do this action’) – this only applies to SFI26 agreements, not existing SFI24 agreements; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £248 per hectare (ha) per year – the hectarage can include: the area used to grow agroforestry trees; the areas between the trees, used for arable or horticultural crops, grassland or other eligible environmental land management scheme actions or options

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on an eligible in-field agroforestry system on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: land with a ‘low sensitivity to agroforestry’ – these are the blue areas on the Forestry Commission’s map; an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. You cannot do this action on land with a higher sensitivity to agroforestry (these are the white areas on the Forestry Commission’s map). This includes: sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs) or other sensitive areas which are listed in the guidance on forestry environmental impact assessments(forestry EIA); priority habitats such as species-rich grassland – you can find a list of priority habitats on GOV.UK. Eligible in-field agroforestry systems for this action To be eligible for this action, the in-field agroforestry system must contain established trees. They can be at any stage of maturity, including newly planted saplings if they’ll be left to become mature trees. Fruit trees must be grown on semi-vigorous or vigorous rootstocks. These will usually produce trees least 4 metres (m) tall. The existing in-field agroforestry system must also be ‘very low density’. This means that across the area in each land parcel you enter into this action: there’s an average of 30 to 50 trees per ha, usually planted in rows or a grid; the trees have been planted far enough apart to mean the potential tree canopy cover will be less than 20%, so a forestry EIA was not required – read the ‘advice to help you do this action’ for more information

Eligible land: Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow crops Arable land Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Arable land lying fallow Arable land FA01 Improved permanent grassland Permanent grassland PG01 Permanent crops - horticultural Permanent crops TC01 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Ineligible – you must not enter any area that’s designated as an SSSI into this action. Historic and archaeological features: Ineligible – you must not enter any area with an historic or archaeological feature into this action. This only affects the area where the feature is located in a land parcel. You can apply for this action on the remaining area in the land parcel if it’s eligible. Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action from its start date, throughout each year of its 3-year duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; photographs and other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AHW10, AHW11, AHW3, AHW6, AHW7, AHW8, AHW9, BFS1, CAHL1, CAHL2, CAHL3, CAHL4, CIGL1, CIGL2, CIGL3, CIPM2, CIPM3, CIPM4, CLIG3, CNUM2, CNUM3, CSAM2, CSAM3, OFC1, OFC3, OFC4, OFM1, OFM4, OFM5, PRF1, PRF2, PRF4, SOH1, SOH3, WBD3, WBD4, WBD6, WBD7 SFI 2024 actions AHW1, AHW10, AHW11, AHW12, AHW3, AHW6, AHW7, AHW8, AHW9, BFS1, BFS2, BFS3, CAHL1, CAHL2, CAHL3, CAHL4, CIGL1, CIGL2, CIGL3, CIPM1, CIPM2, CIPM3, CIPM4, CLIG3, CNUM1, CNUM2, CNUM3, CSAM1, CSAM2, CSAM3, HEF8, OFA1, OFA6, OFC1, OFC3, OFC4, OFM1, OFM4, OFM5, PRF1, PRF2, PRF3, PRF4, SOH1, SOH2, SOH3, SOH4, WBD3, WBD4, WBD5, WBD6, WBD7, WBD8 SFI 2023 actions AHL1, AHL2, AHL3, AHL4, IGL1, IGL2, IGL3, IPM1, IPM2, IPM3, IPM4, LIG1, LIG2, NUM1, NUM2, NUM3, SAM1, SAM2, SAM3 CSHT actions from 2025 CAB10, CAB11, CAB14, CAB16, CAB17, CAB18, CAB19, CAB2, CAB6, CAB7, CGS21, CGS4, CPAC1, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW13, CSW15, CSW21, CSW23, CSW24, CSW7, CSW8, CWD3, CWS1, CWS3, CWT1, CWT2 CS options AB1, AB10, AB11, AB14, AB15, AB16, AB2, AB3, AB6, AB7, AB8, AB9, GS2, GS3, GS4, GS5, HS6, OP1, OP2, OP4, OP5, OR1, OR3, OR4, OT1, OT3, OT4, SW1, SW10, SW13, SW15, SW16, SW2, SW3, SW4, SW5, SW6, SW7, SW8, SW9, WD3, WT1, WT2 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for AGF1: Maintain very low density in-field agroforestry on less sensitive land

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): updated wording to clarify where you cannot do this action and eligible in-field agroforestry systems (see ‘Where you can do this action’) – this only applies to SFI26 agreements, not existing SFI24 agreements; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £385 per hectare (ha) per year – the hectarage can include: the area used to grow agroforestry trees; the areas between the trees, used for arable or horticultural crops, grassland or other eligible environmental land management scheme actions or options

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on an eligible in-field agroforestry system on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: land with a ‘low sensitivity to agroforestry’ – these are the blue areas on the Forestry Commission’s map; an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. You cannot do this action on land with a higher sensitivity to agroforestry (these are the white areas on the Forestry Commission’s map). This includes: sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs) or other sensitive areas which are listed in the guidance on forestry environmental impact assessments (forestry EIA) - priority habitats such as species-rich grassland – you can find a list of priority habitats on GOV.UK. Eligible in-field agroforestry systems for this action To be eligible for this action, the in-field agroforestry system must contain established trees. They can be at any stage of maturity, including newly planted saplings if they’ll be left to become mature trees. Fruit trees must be grown on semi-vigorous or vigorous rootstocks. These will usually produce trees at least 4 metres (m) tall. The existing in-field agroforestry system must also be ‘very low density’. This means that across the area in each land parcel you enter into this action: there’s an average of 51 to 130 trees per ha, usually planted in rows or a grid; the trees have been planted far enough apart to mean the potential tree canopy cover will be less than 20%, so a forestry EIA was not required – read the ‘advice to help you do this action’ for more information

Eligible land: Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow crops Arable land Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Arable land lying fallow Arable land FA01 Improved permanent grassland Permanent grassland PG01 Permanent crops - horticultural Permanent crops TC01 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Ineligible – you must not enter any area that’s designated as an SSSI into this action. Historic and archaeological features: Ineligible – you must not enter any area with an historic or archaeological feature into this action. This only affects the area where the feature is located in a land parcel. You can apply for this action on the remaining area in the land parcel if it’s eligible. Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action from its start date, throughout each year of its 3-year duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; photographs and other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AHW10, AHW11, AHW3, AHW6, AHW7, AHW8, AHW9, BFS1, CAHL1, CAHL2, CAHL3, CAHL4, CIGL1, CIGL2, CIGL3, CIPM2, CIPM3, CIPM4, CLIG3, CNUM2, CNUM3, CSAM2, CSAM3, OFC1, OFC3, OFC4, OFM1, OFM4, OFM5, PRF1, PRF2, PRF4, SOH1, SOH3, WBD3, WBD4, WBD6, WBD7 SFI 2024 actions AHW1, AHW10, AHW11, AHW12, AHW3, AHW6, AHW7, AHW8, AHW9, BFS1, BFS2, BFS3, CAHL1, CAHL2, CAHL3, CAHL4, CIGL1, CIGL2, CIGL3, CIPM1, CIPM2, CIPM3, CIPM4, CLIG3, CNUM1, CNUM2, CNUM3, CSAM1, CSAM2, CSAM3, HEF8, OFA1, OFA6, OFC1, OFC3, OFC4, OFM1, OFM4, OFM5, PRF1, PRF2, PRF3, PRF4, SOH1, SOH2, SOH3, SOH4, WBD3, WBD4, WBD5, WBD6, WBD7, WBD8 SFI 2023 actions AHL1, AHL2, AHL3, AHL4, IGL1, IGL2, IGL3, IPM1, IPM2, IPM3, IPM4, LIG1, LIG2, NUM1, NUM2, NUM3, SAM1, SAM2, SAM3 CSHT actions from 2025 CAB10, CAB11, CAB14, CAB16, CAB17, CAB18, CAB19, CAB2, CAB6, CAB7, CGS21, CGS4, CPAC1, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW13, CSW21, CSW23, CSW24, CSW7, CSW8, CWD3, CWS1, CWS3, CWT1, CWT2 CS options AB1, AB10, AB11, AB14, AB15, AB16, AB2, AB3, AB6, AB7, AB8, AB9, GS2, GS3, GS4, GS5, HS6, OP1, OP2, OP4, OP5, OR1, OR3, OR4, OT1, OT3, OT4, SW1, SW10, SW13, SW2, SW3, SW4, SW5, SW6, SW7, SW8, SW9, WD3, WT1, WT2 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for AGF2: Maintain low density in-field agroforestry on less sensitive land

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): you can now do this action on eligible land that’s in a flood risk area (see ‘Where you can do this action’) and there’s updated wording to cover if a flood risk management authority carries out flood risk management works on that land (see ‘What to do’) – this only applies to SFI26 agreements, not existing SFI23 and SFI24 agreements; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £515 per hectare (ha) per year – calculate the hectarage by: measuring the length of the buffer strip in metres (m); multiplying that length by the relevant width (6m to 12m) to give the area in m2; dividing that area by 10,000 to convert it into ha

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. You can also do this action on eligible land that’s in a flood risk area. Check the flood risk map and read the guidance on how to use the flood risk map. This can include land which may have flood risk management works carried out on it by a flood risk management authority, such as Internal Drainage Boards

Eligible land: Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow crops Arable land Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Arable land lying fallow Arable land FA01 Permanent crops – horticultural Permanent crops TC01 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ’Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must: establish the grass buffer strip within the first 12 months of this action’s duration; maintain the same area of grass buffer strip in each subsequent year of this action’s duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; photographs or other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, OFC3, OFC4, OFC5, OFM4, OFM5, OFM6, PRF2 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, CIPM1, CNUM1, CSAM1, OFC3, OFC4, OFC5, OFM4, OFM5, OFM6, PRF2 SFI 2023 actions IPM1, NUM1, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CPAC1, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW17, CSW19, CWS1, CWS3 CS options OR3, OR4, OR5, OT3, OT4, OT5 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for CAHL4: 4m to 12m grass buffer strip on arable and horticultural land

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): you can now do this action on eligible land that’s in a flood risk area (see ‘Where you can do this action’) and there’s updated wording to cover if a flood risk management authority carries out flood risk management works on that land (see ‘What to do’) – this only applies to SFI26 agreements, not existing SFI23 and SFI24 agreements; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £235 per hectare (ha) per year – calculate the hectarage by: measuring the length of the buffer strip in metres (m); multiplying that length by the relevant width (4m to 12m) to give the area in m2; dividing that area by 10,000 to convert it into ha

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. You can also do this action on eligible land that’s in a flood risk area. Check the flood risk map and read the guidance on how to use the flood risk map. This can include land which may have flood risk management works carried out on it by a flood risk management authority, such as Internal Drainage Boards

Eligible land: Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Improved permanent grassland Permanent grassland PG01 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) can offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ’Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must: establish the grass buffer strip within the first 12 months of this action’s duration; maintain the same area of grass buffer strip in each subsequent year of this action’s duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; photographs or other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, OFC1, OFC3, OFM1, OFM4, PRF2, WBD7 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, CIPM1, CNUM1, CSAM1, OFC1, OFC3, OFM1, OFM4, PRF2, WBD7 SFI 2023 actions IPM1, NUM1, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CPAC1, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW17, CSW18, CSW19, CSW20, CWS1, CWS3 CS options OR1, OR3, OT1, OT3, SW10 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for CIGL3: 4m to 12m grass buffer strip on improved grassland

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): you can now do this action on eligible land that’s in a flood risk area (see ‘Where you can do this action’) and there’s updated wording to cover if a flood risk management authority carries out flood risk management works on that land (see ‘What to do’) – this only applies to SFI26 agreements, not existing SFI23 and SFI24 agreements; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £707 per hectare (ha) per year – calculate the hectarage by: measuring the length of the buffer strip in metres (m); multiplying that length by the relevant width (12m to 24m) to give the area in m2; dividing that area by 10,000 to convert it into ha

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: identified by you as being at risk of soil erosion or surface runoff – you must keep written evidence of this; alongside a watercourse (ditch, pond, river or stream); an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. You can also do this action on eligible land that’s in a flood risk area. Check the flood risk map and read the guidance on how to use the flood risk map. This can include land which may have flood risk management works carried out on it by a flood risk management authority, such as Internal Drainage Boards. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow crops Arable land Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Arable land lying fallow Arable land FA01 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) can offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ’Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must: establish the grass buffer strip within the first 12 months of this action’s duration; maintain the grass buffer strip throughout each subsequent year of this action’s duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep written evidence that land entered into this action is at risk of soil erosion or surface runoff. You can use the soil management plan produced for CSAM1 or SAM1 to identify this. You must also keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; photographs and other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, OFC3, OFC4, OFM4, OFM5, PRF2 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, CIPM1, CNUM1, CSAM1, OFC3, OFC4, OFM4, OFM5, PRF2 SFI 2023 actions IPM1, NUM1, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CPAC1, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW17, CSW19, CWS1, CWS3 CS options OR3, OR4, OT3, OT4 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for BFS1: 12m to 24m watercourse buffer strip on cultivated land

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): this action now has a 3-year duration – this only applies to SFI26 agreements, not existing SFI24 agreements; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £742 per hectare (ha) per year – calculate the hectarage by: measuring the length of the strip in metres (m); multiplying that length by the relevant width (6m to 12m) to give the area in m2; dividing that area by 10,000 to convert it into ha

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land next to a watercourse (ditch, river, stream or canal) located below the moorland line that’s: an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow crops Arable land Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Arable land lying fallow Arable land FA01 Improved permanent grassland Permanent grassland PG01 Scrub Scrub – ungrazeable WO25 Scrub Notional – scrub NF03 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Ineligible – you must not enter any area with an historic or archaeological feature into this action. This only affects the area where the feature is located in a land parcel. You can apply for this action on the remaining area in the land parcel if it’s eligible. Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must: establish the habitat strip within the first 12 months of this action’s duration; maintain the habitat strip throughout each subsequent year of this action’s duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; photographs and other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions OFC1, OFC3, OFM1, OFM4, PRF2 SFI 2024 actions CIPM1, CNUM1, CSAM1, OFC1, OFC3, OFM1, OFM4, PRF2 SFI 2023 actions IPM1, NUM1, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 CPAC1, CSP9 CS options OR1, OT1, SW15, SW16 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for BFS6: 6m to 12m habitat strip next to watercourses

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): you can only apply for this supplemental action in the same SFI26 application as SFI26 action CAHL2: Winter bird food on arable and horticultural land; if you’re doing this supplemental action on organic land, check with your organic control body whether a derogation is required to use non-organic seed; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £732 per tonne per year – maximum of 1 tonne of supplementary winter bird food (action AHW2) for every 2 hectares (ha) of winter bird food (action CAHL2 in the SFI26 offer)

Where you can do this action: You can only apply for this action if CAHL2 (winter bird food on arable and horticultural land) is included in the same SFI26 application. You must do this action on land that’s: firm and free draining, such as farm tracks or hard standing areas; close to areas of existing winter bird food, enhanced overwinter stubbles or game cover

When to do it: You must do this action each year of its 3-year duration. If this action’s start date means it’s too late for you to do this action, you must start doing it within 12 months of the action’s start date. In the final year of this action’s duration, you must do this action until mid-spring, or this action’s end date, whichever is earlier

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep the required written feeding diary. This can be recorded on paper or electronically. You must supply this evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI26 actions Same as your selected SFI26 base action SFI 2024 actions Same as your selected SFI26 base action SFI 2023 actions Same as your selected SFI26 base action CSHT actions from 2025 Same as your selected SFI26 base action CS options Same as your selected SFI26 base action ES options Same as your selected SFI26 base action 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for AHW2: Supplementary winter bird food

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): you can now enter total or part of the available area in a land parcel into this action – this only applies to SFI26 agreements, not existing SFI23 and SFI24 agreements; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £764 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow crops Arable land Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Arable land lying fallow Arable land FA01 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Ineligible – you must not enter any area that contains an historic or archaeological feature into this action. This only affects the area where the feature is located in a land parcel. You can apply for this action on the remaining area in the land parcel if it’s eligible. Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must: establish the beetle bank within 12 months of this action’s start date; maintain the beetle bank throughout each subsequent year of this action’s duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; photographs or other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it. Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, OFC3, OFC4, OFM4, OFM5, PRF2 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, CIPM1, CNUM1, CSAM1, OFC3, OFC4, OFM4, OFM5, PRF2 SFI 2023 actions IPM1, NUM1, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CWS1, CWS3 CS options OR3, OR4, OT3, OT4 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for AHW3: Beetle banks

About this action: No substantive changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version). There have only been minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions. See ‘Eligibility of protected land’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £11 per plot per year (minimum 2 plots per hectare (ha))

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: identified by you as not being at risk of soil erosion or surface runoff – you must keep evidence of this; an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. You must not do this action on land that’s bounded by tree lines or adjacent to woods, unless the land parcel is larger than 10ha. This is because it increases the risks of predator attack. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow crops Arable land Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Arable land lying fallow Arable land FA01 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Not applicable – you’ll apply per plot (minimum 2 plots per ha). Rotational or static action This action is rotational or static. This means you can either: move its location for the second and third years of this action’s duration; do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action each year of its 3-year duration. If this action’s start date means it’s too late to establish the skylark plot, you must do this within 12 months of this action’s start date. In the final year of this action’s duration, you must do this action until the winter cereal crop is harvested, or this action’s end date whichever is earlier

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep written evidence that land entered into this action is not at risk of soil erosion or surface runoff. You can use the soil management plan you’ve already produced for SFI24 action CSAM1 or SFI23 action SAM1 to identify this. You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; photographs or other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions OFC3, OFM4 SFI 2024 actions CIPM1, CNUM1, CSAM1, OFC3, OFM4 SFI 2023 actions IPM1, IPM4, NUM1, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 No CSHT actions CS options HS3, HS9, OR3, OT3 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for AHW4: Skylark plots

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): you can now enter total or part of the available area in a land parcel into this action – this only applies to SFI26 agreements, not existing SFI23 and SFI24 agreements; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £765 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: identified by you as not being at risk of soil erosion or surface runoff – you must keep evidence of this; an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. You must not do this action on land that’s within around: 100 metres (m) of woods, in-field and hedgerow trees, buildings, overhead power lines, main road and public rights of way; 200m of wind turbines. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow crops Arable land Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Arable land lying fallow Arable land FA01 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Ineligible – you must not enter any area that contains an historic or archaeological feature into this action. This only affects the area where the feature is located in a land parcel. You can apply for this action on the remaining area in the land parcel if it’s eligible. Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is rotational or static. This means you can either: move its location for the second and third years of this action’s duration; do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action each year of its 3-year duration. If this action’s start date means it’s too late to establish the lapwing plot, you must do this within 12 months of this action’s start date. In the final year of this action’s duration, you must do this action until the arable crop is harvested in the summer or this action’s end date, whichever is earlier

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep written evidence that land entered into this action is not at risk of soil erosion or surface runoff. You can use the soil management plan you’ve already produced for SFI24 action CSAM1 or SFI23 action SAM1 to identify this. You must also keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; photographs or other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AHW6, AHW7, CSAM2, OFC3, OFC4, OFM4, OFM5, PRF1, PRF2, PRF4, SOH1 SFI 2024 actions AHW6, AHW7, CIPM1, CNUM1, CSAM1, CSAM2, OFC3, OFC4, OFM4, OFM5, PRF1, PRF2, PRF4, SOH1 SFI 2023 actions IPM1, IPM4, NUM1, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAB2, CAB6, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CWS1, CWS3 CS options AB11, AB14, AB15, AB2, AB6, HS3, HS9, OR3, OR4, OT3, OT4 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for AHW5: Nesting plots for lapwing

About this action: No substantive changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version). There have only been minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions. See ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £58 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: identified by you as not being at risk of soil erosion or surface runoff – you must keep evidence of this; an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow cereals (not maize or sorghum), oilseed rape or linseed Arable land Land use codes for arable crops Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is rotational or static. This means it can either: move location within your crop rotation for the second and third years of this action’s duration; remain at the same location each year of this action’s duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep written evidence that land entered into this action is not at risk of soil erosion or surface runoff. You can use the soil management plan you’ve already produced for SFI24 action CSAM1 or SFI23 action SAM1 to identify this. You must also keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; photographs and other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, AHW10, AHW11, AHW5, CIPM4, OFC3, OFM4, PRF1, PRF2, PRF4, SOH1, SOH3 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, AHW10, AHW11, AHW5, CIPM1, CIPM4, CNUM1, CSAM1, OFC3, OFM4, PRF1, PRF2, PRF4, SOH1, SOH2, SOH3 SFI 2023 actions IPM1, IPM4, NUM1, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAB11, CAB14, CAB5, CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW17, CSW19, CWS1, CWS3 CS options AB10, AB11, AB14, AB15, AB5, AB7, AB9, HS3, OR3, OT3, SW5 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for AHW6: Basic overwinter stubble

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): this action is now a 25% ‘limited area’ action – this only applies to this action in SFI26 agreements, but the 25% limit applies across all your SFI agreements; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £589 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: identified by you as not being at risk of soil erosion or surface runoff – you must keep evidence of this; an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which compatible with the eligible land cover. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow cereals (not maize or sorghum), oilseed rape or linseed Arable land Land use codes for arable crops 25% limited area action This is a ‘limited area’ action. The total eligible area you enter into any combination of one or more of the ‘limited area’ actions must not be more than 25% of the total agricultural area of your farm. Read section 4.5 ‘Limited area SFI actions’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details (including a list of ‘limited area’ actions). Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This is a rotational action – this means you must move its location within your crop rotation for the second and third years of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action each year of its 3-year duration. If this action’s start date means it’s too late for you to do this action, you must start doing it within 12 months of the action’s start date. In the final year of this action’s duration, you must do the action until around mid-summer or this action’s end date, whichever is earlier

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep written evidence that land entered into this action is not at risk of soil erosion or surface runoff. You can use the soil management plan you’ve already produced for SFI24 action CSAM1 or SFI23 action SAM1 to identify this. You must also keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; photographs and other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, AHW5, CIPM4, OFC3, OFM4, PRF1, PRF2, PRF4, SOH1 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, AHW5, CIPM1, CIPM4, CNUM1, CSAM1, OFC3, OFM4, PRF1, PRF2, PRF3, PRF4, SOH1 SFI 2023 actions IPM1, NUM1, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAB5, CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CWS1, CWS3 CS options AB11, AB14, AB15, AB5, HS3, OR3, OT3 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for AHW7: Enhanced overwinter stubble

About this action: No substantive changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version). There have only been minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions. See ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £596 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: identified by you as not being at risk of soil erosion or runoff – you must keep evidence of this; an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow crops Arable land Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Arable land lying fallow Arable land FA01 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is rotational or static. This means you can either: move its location for the second and third years of this action’s duration; do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action each year of its 3-year duration. If this action’s start date means it’s too late to establish the cereal crop, you must establish it within 12 months of this action’s start date. In the final year of this action’s duration, you must do this action until the end of the winter months or this action’s end date, whichever is earlier

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep written evidence that land entered into this action is not at risk of soil erosion or surface runoff. You can use the soil management plan you’ve already produced for SFI24 action CSAM1 or SFI23 action SAM1 to identify this. You must also keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; photographs or other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, OFC3, OFM4, PRF1, PRF2, PRF4, SOH1 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, CIPM1, CNUM1, CSAM1, OFC3, OFM4, PRF1, PRF2, PRF3, PRF4, SOH1 SFI 2023 actions IPM1, NUM1, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CHS3, CHS9, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW17, CSW19, CWS1, CWS3 CS options HS3, HS9, OR3, OT3, SW5 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for AHW8: Whole crop spring cereals and overwinter stubble

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): this action can only be done on headlands, and the strips or plots must be no more than around 24 metres wide – this only applies to SFI26 agreements, not existing SFI23 and SFI24 agreements; you can now enter total or part of the available area in a land parcel into this action – this only applies to SFI26 agreements, not existing SFI23 and SFI24 agreements; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £1,072 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: a ‘headland’ (the outer edges of the land parcel which are usually used to turn farm equipment during field operations, such as planting); an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow spring cereal crops (not maize) Arable land Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Arable land lying fallow Arable land FA01 25% limited area action This is a ‘limited area’ action. The total eligible area you enter into any combination of one or more of the ‘limited area’ actions must not be more than 25% of the total agricultural area of your farm. Read section 4.5 ‘Limited area SFI actions’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details (including a list of ‘limited area’ actions). Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This is a rotational or static action – this means you can either: move its location for the second and third years of this action’s duration; do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action each year of its 3-year duration. If this action’s start date means it’s too late to establish the cereal crop, you must establish it within 12 months of this action’s start date. In the final year of this action’s duration, you must do the action until the end of the winter months or this action’s end date whichever is earlier

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; photographs or other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, OFC3, OFM4, PRF2, PRF4, SOH1 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, CIPM1, CNUM1, CSAM1, OFC3, OFM4, PRF2, PRF4, SOH1 SFI 2023 actions IPM1, NUM1, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CHS3, CHS9, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CWS1, CWS3 CS options HS3, HS9, OR3, OT3, SW5, SW6 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for AHW9: Unharvested cereal headland

About this action: No substantive changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version). There have only been minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions. See ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

Where you can do this action: an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow crops (not maize) Arable land Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Arable land lying fallow Arable land FA01 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This is a rotational or static action – this means you can either: move its location for the second and third years of this action’s duration; do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action each year of its 3-year duration. If this action’s start date means it’s too late to establish the cereal crop, you must establish it within 12 months of this action’s start date. In the final year of this action’s duration, you must do this action until the crop is harvested or this action’s end date, whichever is earlier

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; photographs or other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, AHW6, CSAM2, OFC3, OFM4, PRF1, PRF2, PRF4, SOH1 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, AHW6, CIPM1, CNUM1, CSAM1, CSAM2, OFA1, OFC3, OFM4, PRF1, PRF2, PRF3, PRF4, SOH1 SFI 2023 actions IPM1, NUM1, SAM1, SAM2 CSHT actions from 2025 CAB2, CAB5, CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CHS3, CHS9, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW17, CSW19, CWS1, CWS3 CS options AB2, AB5, AB6, AB9, HS3, HS9, OP1, OR3, OT3, SW6 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for AHW10: Low input harvested cereal crop

How much you'll be paid: £354 per hectare (ha) per year

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): you can now enter total or part of the available area in a land parcel into this action – this only applies to SFI26 agreements, not existing SFI23 and SFI24 agreements; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £660 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow crops Arable land Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Arable land lying fallow Arable land FA01 25% limited area action This is a ‘limited area’ action. The total eligible area you enter into any combination of one or more of the ‘limited area’ actions must not be more than 25% of the total agricultural area of your farm. Read section 4.5 ‘Limited area SFI actions’ in the SFI26 scheme information for details (including a list of the ‘limited area’ actions). Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is rotational or static. This means you can either: move its location for the second and third years of this action’s duration; do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action each year of its 3-year duration. If this action’s start date means it’s too late for you to create the fallow margin or plot, you must create it within 12 months of its start date. In the final year of this action’s duration, you must do the action until the end of the summer months or this action’s end date, whichever is earlier

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; photographs or other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, AHW6, CSAM2, OFC3, OFC4, OFM4, OFM5, PRF1, PRF2, SOH1 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, AHW6, CIPM1, CNUM1, CSAM1, CSAM2, OFC3, OFC4, OFM4, OFM5, PRF1, PRF2, SOH1 SFI 2023 actions IPM1, NUM1, SAM1, SAM2 CSHT actions from 2025 CAB2, CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CHS3, CHS9, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CWS1, CWS3 CS options AB2, AB9, HS3, HS9, OR3, OR4, OT3, OT4, SW5, SW6 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for AHW11: Cultivated areas for arable plants

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): you can now enter total or part of the available area in a land parcel into this action – this only applies to SFI26 agreements, not existing SFI23 and SFI24 agreements; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £739 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow crops Arable land Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Arable land lying fallow Arable land FA01 Permanent crops – horticultural and non-horticultural Permanent crops TC01 25% limited area action This is a ‘limited area’ action. The total eligible area you enter into any combination of one or more of the ‘limited area’ actions must not be more than 25% of the total agricultural area of your farm. Read section 4.5 ‘Limited area SFI actions’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details (including a list of ‘limited area’ actions). Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is rotational or static. This means you can either: move its location for the second and third years of this action’s duration; do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must: establish the pollen and nectar flower mix block or strip between early spring and early autumn, within 12 months of this action’s start date; maintain the mix at the same location for a period of time that can reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim – this will usually be until the end of the second summer after sowing; after this period of time, re-establish the pollen and nectar flower mix block or strip between early spring and early autumn (either at the same location or a different location) and maintain it until this action’s end date

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices, including details of the seed mix used; photographs or other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, OFC3, OFC4, OFC5, OFM4, OFM5, OFM6, PRF2, SOH1 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, CIPM1, CNUM1, CSAM1, OFC3, OFC4, OFC5, OFM4, OFM5, OFM6, PRF2, SOH1 SFI 2023 actions IPM1, NUM1, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CWS1, CWS3 CS options OR3, OR4, OR5, OT3, OT4, OT5 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for CAHL1: Pollen and nectar flower mix

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): you can now enter total or part of the available area in a land parcel into this action – this only applies to SFI26 agreements, not existing SFI23 and SFI24 agreements; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’; the payment rate has been reduced - this only applies to SFI26 agreements, not existing SFI23 or SFI24 agreements

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £648 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow crops Arable land Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Arable land lying fallow Arable land FA01 Permanent crops – horticultural and non-horticultural Permanent crops TC01 25% limited area action This is a ‘limited area’ action. The total eligible area you enter into any combination of one or more of the ‘limited area’ actions must not be more than 25% of the total agricultural area of your farm. Read section 4.5 ‘Limited area SFI actions’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details (including a list of ‘limited area’ actions). Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is rotational or static. This means you can either: move its location for the second and third years of this action’s duration; do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must: establish the winter bird food mix block or strip in time for it to flower in the first summer after sowing (usually this means by the end of June); maintain the mix at the same location until late winter (usually around the end of February) in the year after it was sown (for 1-year mixes) or the following year (for 2-year mixes). If this action’s start date means it’s too late to establish the winter bird food mix, you must establish it within 12 months of your action’s start date. If you establish the winter bird food mix block or strip after the end of June, you must maintain it at the same location for 2 consecutive winters in order to achieve this action’s aim. In the final year of this action’s duration, you must do this action either until late winter, or this action’s end date, whichever is earlier

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices, including details of the seed mix used; photographs or other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, CIPM3, CIPM4, OFC3, OFC4, OFC5, OFM4, OFM5, OFM6, PRF1, PRF2, PRF4, SOH1, SOH3 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, CIPM1, CIPM3, CIPM4, CNUM1, CSAM1, OFC3, OFC4, OFC5, OFM4, OFM5, OFM6, PRF1, PRF2, PRF4, SOH1, SOH2, SOH3 SFI 2023 actions IPM1, IPM3, IPM4, NUM1, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CHS3, CHS9, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CWS1, CWS3 CS options HS3, HS9, OR3, OR4, OR5, OT3, OT4, OT5 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for CAHL2: Winter bird food on arable and horticultural land

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): you can now enter total or part of the available area in a land parcel into this action – this only applies to SFI26 agreements, not existing SFI23 and SFI24 agreements; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £590 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow crops Arable land Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Arable land lying fallow Arable land FA01 Permanent crops – horticultural and non-horticultural Permanent crops TC01 25% limited area action This is a ‘limited area’ action. The total eligible area you enter into any combination of one or more of the ‘limited area’ actions must not be more than 25% of the total agricultural area of your farm. Read section 4.5 ‘Limited area SFI actions’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details (including a list of ‘limited area’ actions). Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must: establish the grassy field corners or blocks within 12 months of this action’s start date; maintain the same area of grassy field corners or blocks in each subsequent year of this action’s 3-year duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; photographs or other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do with this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, OFC3, OFC4, OFC5, OFM4, OFM5, OFM6, PRF2 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, CIPM1, CNUM1, CSAM1, OFC3, OFC4, OFC5, OFM4, OFM5, OFM6, PRF2 SFI 2023 actions IPM1, NUM1, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CWS1, CWS3 CS options OR3, OR4, OR5, OT3, OT4, OT5 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for CAHL3: Grassy field corners or blocks

About this action: Changes made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): You can only apply for this supplemental action in the same SFI26 application as base action CLIG3: Manage grassland with very low nutrient inputs

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £157 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this supplemental action on eligible land you enter into base action CLIG3: Manage grassland with very low nutrient inputs. You can only apply for this supplemental action in the same SFI26 application as the base action. Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Same as the base action. Historic and archaeological features: Same as the base action. Available area you can enter into this action Same or less than the area you enter into the base action. Rotational or static action This action is rotational or static. This this means that after the first year of this action’s duration you can either: move its location around the land entered into the relevant base action for subsequent years of this action’s duration; do it at the same location each year

When to do it: You must do this action each year of its duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; a grazing activity record if livestock are grazed on the area; photographs and other documentation to show management undertaken. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions Same as the SFI26 base action SFI 2024 actions Same as the SFI26 base action SFI 2023 actions Same as the SFI26 base action CSHT actions from 2025 Same as the SFI26 base action CS options Same as the SFI26 base action ES options Same as the SFI26 base action 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. Other supplemental actions you can apply for with this supplemental action You can apply for supplemental action SPM3: ‘Keep native breeds on grazed habitats supplement (more than 80%)’ on the same area as this supplemental action. You can only do this in the same SFI26 application

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for GRH7: Haymaking supplement

About this action: Changes made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): You can only apply for this supplemental action in the same SFI26 application as base action CLIG3: Manage grassland with very low nutrient inputs

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £187 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this supplemental action on eligible land you enter into base action CLIG3: Manage grassland with very low nutrient inputs. You can only apply for this supplemental action in the same SFI26 application as the base action. Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Same as the base action. Historic and archaeological features: Same as the base action. Available area you can enter into this action Same or less than the base action. Rotational or static action This action is rotational or static. This means that after the first year of this action’s duration you can either: move its location around the land entered into the relevant base action for subsequent years of this action’s duration; do it at the same location each year

When to do it: You must do this action each year of its duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; a grazing activity record if livestock are grazed on the area; photographs and other documentation to show management undertaken. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions Same as the SFI26 base action SFI 2024 actions Same as the SFI26 base action SFI 2023 actions Same as the SFI26 base action CSHT actions from 2025 Same as the SFI26 base action CS options Same as the SFI26 base action ES options Same as the SFI26 base action 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. Other supplemental actions you can apply for with this supplemental action You can apply for supplemental action SPM3: ‘Keep native breeds on grazed habitats supplement (more than 80%)’ on the same area as this supplemental action. You can only do this in the same SFI26 application

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for GRH8: Haymaking supplement (late cut)

About this action: Changes made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): You can only apply for this supplemental action in the same SFI26 application as base action CLIG3: Manage grassland with very low nutrient inputs

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £28 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this supplemental action on eligible land you enter into the base action CLIG3: Manage grassland with very low nutrient inputs. You can only apply for this supplemental action in the same SFI26 application as the base action. The land parcel must meet one of the following conditions: have at least one boundary that’s a hedgerow; there’s scrub cover close to the parcel (usually around 200 metres away). Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Same as the base action. Historic and archaeological features: Same as the base action. Available area you can enter into this action Same as the base action. Rotational or static action Same as the base action

When to do it: You must do this action each year of its 3-year duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: stocking records to show grazing activity at a land parcel level; field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; photographs or other documentation to show management undertaken. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions Same as the SFI26 base action SFI 2024 actions Same as the SFI26 base action SFI 2023 actions Same as the SFI26 base action CSHT actions from 2025 Same as the SFI26 base action CS options Same as the SFI26 base action ES options Same as the SFI26 base action 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. Other supplemental actions you can apply for with this supplemental action You can apply for supplemental action SPM3: ‘Keep native breeds on grazed habitats supplement (more than 80%)’ on the same area as this supplemental action. You can only do this in the same SFI26 application

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for GRH10: Lenient grazing supplement

About this action: This action replaces GRH1: Manage rough grazing for birds which was available in the SFI24 offer

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £203 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located within a less favoured area (LFA) below the moorland line that’s: a land parcel of at least 2ha; an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Permanent grassland Permanent grassland PG01 Some non-agricultural features and areas within a mainly eligible agricultural land parcel (see additional note) Relevant land cover, as shown in annex B of the SFI26 scheme information Relevant land use code, as shown in annex B of the SFI26 scheme information Note: non-agricultural features and areas may be included on land that’s mainly agricultural if it’s possible to achieve this action’s aim on them, for example: rivers and streams; ponds; fen marsh and swamp; heathland and bracken; bog; drains, ditches or dykes; scattered areas of rock, bracken, scrub or water; tracks with a natural surface. Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) can offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action each year of its 3-year duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep the required written stocking record. It can be recorded on paper or electronically. You must also keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; photographs and other documentation to show management undertaken. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions OFC2, OFM2 SFI 2024 actions CIPM1, CNUM1, CSAM1, OFC2, OFM2 SFI 2023 actions IPM1, NUM1, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CWS1, CWS3 CS options OR2, OT2, OT6 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for GRH12: Manage rough grassland for upland breeding waders

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): when you enter the total available area into this action that only applies at the point of application – this only applies to SFI26 agreements, not existing SFI23 or SFI24 agreements; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £151 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Improved and low input permanent grassland Permanent grassland PG01 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) can offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total available area in a land parcel (at the point of application). It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You can apply for this action on a different area in the same land parcel if you: also apply for CIGL1: Take grassland field corners or blocks out of management or you already have it in an existing SFI24 agreement; already have GRH6: Manage priority habitat species-rich grassland (endorsed) in an existing SFI24 agreement. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action each year of its 3-year duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; photographs or other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do with this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, OFC1, OFC2, OFM1, OFM2, PRF2 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, CIPM1, CNUM1, CSAM1, OFC1, OFC2, OFM1, OFM2, PRF2 SFI 2023 actions IPM1, NUM1, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CPAC1, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW15, CSW16, CSW18, CSW20, CWS1, CWS3 CS options OR1, OR2, OT1, OT2, SW15, SW16 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows). Supplemental actions you can apply for with this base action You can apply for the following supplemental actions on land you enter into this base action in the same SFI26 application: GRH7: Hay making supplement – you can also apply for SPM3 on the same area as GRH7. GRH8: Hay making supplement (late cut) – you can also apply for SPM3 on the same area as GRH8. GRH10: Lenient grazing supplement – you can also apply for SPM3 on the same area as GRH10. SPM3: Keep native breeds on grazed habitats supplement (more than 80%) – you can also apply for GRH7, GRH8 or GRH10 on the same area as SPM3

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for CLIG3: Manage grassland with very low nutrient inputs

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): you can now enter total or part of the available area in a land parcel into this action – this only applies to SFI26 agreements, not existing SFI23 or SFI24 agreements; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £333 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Improved permanent grassland Permanent grassland PG01 25% limited area action This is a ‘limited area’ action. The total eligible area you enter into any combination of one or more of the ‘limited area’ actions must not be more than 25% of the total agricultural area of your farm. Read section 4.5 ‘Limited area SFI actions’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details (including a list of the ‘limited area’ actions). Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Ineligible – you must not enter any area with an historic or archaeological feature into this action. This only affects the area where the feature is located in a land parcel. You can apply for this action on the remaining area in the land parcel if it’s eligible. Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action each year of its 3-year duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; photographs or other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do with this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, OFC1, OFC3, OFM1, OFM4, PRF2 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, CIPM1, CNUM1, CSAM1, OFC1, OFC3, OFM1, OFM4, PRF2 SFI 2023 actions IPM1, NUM1, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CWS1, CWS3 CS options OR1, OR3, OT1, OT3 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for CIGL1: Take grassland field corners or blocks out of management

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): you can now enter total or part of the available area in a land parcel into this action – this only applies to SFI26 agreements, not existing SFI23 or SFI24 agreements; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £515 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Improved permanent grassland Permanent grassland PG01 25% limited area action This is a ‘limited area’ action. The total eligible area you enter into any combination of one or more of the ‘limited area’ actions must not be more than 25% of the total agricultural area of your farm. Read section 4.5 ‘Limited area SFI actions’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details (including a list of the ‘limited area’ actions). Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) can offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is rotational or static. This means you can either: move its location for the second and third years of this action’s duration; do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: If you’re doing this action on the same area of land for its 3-year duration, you must: start maintaining the improved grassland within 12 months of this action’s start date; continue to maintain the area of improved grassland in each subsequent year of this action’s duration. If you’re rotating this action around your farm, each year of this action’s duration you must do the actions for a period of time that can reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; photographs or other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do with this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, OFC1, OFC3, OFM1, OFM4, PRF1, PRF2, SOH1 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, CIPM1, CNUM1, CSAM1, OFC1, OFC3, OFM1, OFM4, PRF1, PRF2, SOH1 SFI 2023 actions IPM1, NUM1, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CHS3, CHS9, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CWS1, CWS3 CS options HS3, HS9, OR1, OR3, OT1, OT3 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for CIGL2: Winter bird food on improved grassland

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): this action now has a 3-year duration – this only applies to SFI26 agreements, not existing SFI24 agreements; updated wording to explain land which is not suitable for this action (see ‘Where you can do this action’ – this only applies to SFI26 agreements, not existing SFI24 agreements; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £588 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on land located below the moorland line that’s: got existing scrub cover on less than 10% of its area; an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code that’s compatible with the eligible land cover. This action is not suitable for: peatland, because creating scrub could damage it; land used by breeding waders, because they need open grassland habitat. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow crops Arable land Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Arable land lying fallow Arable land FA01 Permanent crops – horticultural Permanent crops TC01 Improved permanent grassland Permanent grassland PG01 Scrub Scrub – ungrazeable WO25 Scrub Notional – scrub NF03 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Ineligible – you must not enter any area that’s designated as an SSSI into this action. Historic and archaeological features: Ineligible – you must not enter any area that contains an historic or archaeological feature into this action. This only affects the area where the feature is located in a land parcel. You can apply for this action on the remaining area in the land parcel if it’s eligible. Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action each year of its 3-year duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; photographs or other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions No SFI 2026 revenue actions SFI 2024 actions CIPM1, CNUM1, CSAM1 SFI 2023 actions IPM1, NUM1, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 CPAC1, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CWS1, CWS3 CS options No CS revenue options ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for SCR1: Create scrub and open habitat mosaics

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): updated wording to explain which land is not suitable for this action (see ‘Where you can do this action’ – this only applies to SFI26 agreements, not existing SFI24 agreements; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £350 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on land located below the moorland line that’s: got existing scrub cover on at least 10% of its area; an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. This action is not suitable for: peatland, because creating scrub could damage it; land used by breeding waders, because they need open grassland habitat. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Arable land lying fallow Arable land FA01 Permanent crops – horticultural Permanent crops TC01 Permanent grassland Permanent grassland PG01 Scrub Scrub – ungrazeable WO25 Scrub Notional – scrub NF03 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Ineligible – you must not enter any area that’s designated as an SSSI into this action. Historic and archaeological features: Ineligible – you must not enter any area that contains an historic or archaeological feature into this action. This only affects the area where the feature is located in a land parcel. You can apply for this action on the remaining area in the land parcel if it’s eligible. Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action each year of its 3-year duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: stocking records to show grazing activity at a land parcel level; field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; photographs or other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions No SFI 2026 revenue actions SFI 2024 actions CIPM1, CNUM1, CSAM1 SFI 2023 actions IPM1, NUM1, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 CPAC1, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CWS1, CWS3 CS options No CS revenue options ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows). Supplemental actions you can apply for with this base action You can apply for supplemental action SPM5: Keep native breeds on extensively managed habitats supplement (more than 80%) on land you enter into this action in the same SFI26 application. If you apply for SPM5, you can also apply for supplemental action UPL5: Keep cattle and ponies on moorland supplement (minimum 70% GLU) or UPL6: Keep cattle and ponies on moorland supplement (100% GLU)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for SCR2: Manage scrub and open habitat mosaics

About this action: No substantive changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version). There have only been minor updates to standard wording which appears in all linear SFI actions. See ‘Check you have management control of your hedgerows’ and ‘Check the length you enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £13 per 100 metres (m) for one side of an eligible hedgerow per year

Where you can do this action: An eligible hedgerow for this action must be: a boundary line of shrubs, or both shrubs and trees; over 20m long; less than 10m wide. The hedgerow can be: newly planted, laid or coppiced; woody growth on top of an earth or stone-faced bank, for example, Cornish or Devon hedges. There can be gaps in the hedgerow if they’re not more than: 20m long; 10% of the total length of the relevant hedgerow when you add all the gaps in it together. If the gaps add up to more than 10%, you can only do the action on the total length of the hedgerow if you’ll plant up the gaps during this action’s 3-year duration. Check you have management control of your hedgerows You must have management control of the eligible hedgerows you enter into this action for its 3-year duration. If you have management control of: one side of an eligible hedgerow, you must only enter one side into this action; both sides, you can usually choose whether to enter one side or both sides – however, you must enter both sides if you want to manage the hedgerow in a coppicing or laying rotation. You will have management control of both sides of a hedgerow that’s next to a road, or borders a neighbour’s land if you meet both of the following: you have a legal right or obligation to maintain the hedgerow; you can meet this action’s requirements. Check the length you enter into this action It’s your responsibility to check that the length (in metres) you enter in your SFI application: is eligible for this action; corresponds with what’s on the ground for the relevant land parcel – make sure you measure your hedgerows and enter an accurate length. We do not use the hedgerow lengths shown on your digital maps in your SFI application. If you enter a length which is ineligible or exceeds what’s on the ground, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) will have to remove it from your SFI26 agreement. You may also have to repay monies already received. We’ll publish guidance explaining how to enter both sides of a hedgerow in your SFI application. Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the RPA can offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: For fully established hedgerows, if you’re cutting them: incrementally, you must do this during the autumn and winter months (usually September to late February), each year of this action’s 3-year duration; on a rotation no more than once every 3 years, you must do this during the autumn and winter months; on a rotation no more than once every 2 years, you must do this in late winter (usually from early January to late February). For newly planted hedgerows, or hedgerows which are not fully established, you must lightly trim them incrementally: during the autumn and winter months; each year of this action’s 3-year duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; photographs or other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do with this action: You can do the following actions or options in land parcels with eligible boundaries entered into this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions All SFI 2026 actions except BND1 SFI 2024 actions All SFI 2024 actions except BND1 and CHRW2 SFI 2023 actions All SFI 2023 actions except HRW2 CSHT actions from 2025 All CSHT actions except CHRW4 CS options All CS management options except BE3 (management of hedgerows) ES options All ES revenue options except boundary options

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for CHRW2: Manage hedgerows

About this action: No substantive changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version). There have only been minor updates to standard wording which appears in all linear SFI actions. See ‘Check you have management control of your hedgerows’ and ‘Check the length you enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £27 per 100 metres (m) for both sides

Where you can do this action: An eligible dry stone wall for this action must be: a vertical structure that’s built of natural stone; of traditional dry stone wall construction, which can include mortar if it’s part of the traditional stone walling method; at least 20m long, measured between 2 end points – read the ‘advice to help you do this action’ to find out how to measure this; in good condition. To be in good condition, the dry stone wall must be both: continuous – which means there are no gaps along its entire length, apart from structural wall features such as stiles, stone gate posts and sheep creeps; complete – which means the wall is at a height in keeping with local style, with top stones in place if they’re part of the local style. Check you have management control of your dry stone walls You must have management control of both sides of the entire length of the eligible dry stone wall you enter into this action for its 3-year duration. If you only have management control of one side of the dry stone wall, you must not enter it into this action. You will have management control of both sides of a wall that’s next to a road, or borders a neighbour’s land, if you meet both of following conditions: you have a legal right or obligation to maintain the wall; you can meet this action’s requirements. Check the length you enter into this action It’s your responsibility to check that the length (in metres) you enter in your SFI application: is eligible for this action; corresponds with what’s on the ground for the relevant land parcel – make sure you measure your hedgerows and enter an accurate length. If you enter a length which is ineligible or exceeds what’s on the ground, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) will have to remove it from your SFI26 agreement. You may also have to repay monies already received. Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the RPA can offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must: check the condition of the walls at least once during each year of this action’s 3-year duration; carry out any necessary repairs within 12 months of identifying the need, or by this action’s end date if you identify the need for repairs during the final year of this action’s duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep the required written or photographic record and supply this evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do with this action: You can do the following actions or options in land parcels with eligible boundaries entered into this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions All SFI 2026 actions except BND2, CHRW2 and WBD2 SFI 2024 actions All SFI 2024 actions except BND1, BND2, CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, and WBD2 SFI 2023 actions All SFI 2023 actions except HRW1, HRW2 and HRW3 CSHT actions from 2025 All CSHT actions except CHRW4 CS options All CS management options except BE3 (management of hedgerows) ES options All ES revenue options except boundary options

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for BND1: Maintain dry stone walls

About this action: No substantive changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version). There have only been minor updates to standard wording which appears in all linear SFI actions. See ‘Check you have management control of your hedgerows’ and ‘Check the length you enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £11 per 100 metres (m) for one side

Where you can do this action: To be eligible for this action, the bank must be: either a raised earth or turf-faced bank (an earth bank), or a raised earth bank faced with natural stone (a stone-faced hedgebank) – there can be woody growth on top of the bank (for example, Cornish or Devon hedges); distinct from the surrounding landform; a land parcel boundary; at least 20m long, measured between 2 end points – read the ‘advice to help you do this action’ to find out how to measure this; in good condition. To be in good condition, the earth bank or stone-faced hedgebank must be both: continuous, with no gaps along its entire length; complete, so the bank is at a height in keeping with local style and a stone-faced hedgebank has facing stones in place. Check you have management control of your earth banks or stone-faced hedgebanks You must have management control of the eligible earth banks or stone-faced hedgebanks you enter into this action for its 3-year duration. If you have management control of: only one side of an eligible earth bank or stone-faced hedgebank, you must only enter one side into this action; both sides, you can choose whether to enter one side or both sides. You will have management control of both sides of an earth bank or stone-faced hedgebank that’s next to a road, or borders a neighbour’s land, if you meet both of the following: you have a legal right or obligation to maintain the bank; you can meet this action’s requirements. Check the length you enter into this action It’s your responsibility to check that the length (in metres) you enter in your SFI application: is eligible for this action; corresponds with what’s on the ground for the relevant land parcel – make sure you measure your hedgerows and enter an accurate length. We do not use the hedgerow lengths shown on your digital maps in your SFI application. If you enter a length which is ineligible or exceeds what’s on the ground, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) will have to remove it from your SFI26 agreement. You may also have to repay monies already received. We’ll publish guidance explaining how to enter both sides of an earth bank or stone-faced hedgebank in your SFI application. Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the RPA can offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must: check the condition of the banks at least once during each year of this action’s 3-year duration; carry out any necessary repairs within 12 months of identifying the need, or by this action’s end date if you identify need for repairs during the final year of this action’s duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep the required written or photographic record and supply this evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do with this action: You can do the following actions or options in land parcels with eligible boundaries entered into this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions All SFI 2026 actions except BND1 SFI 2024 actions All SFI 2024 actions except BND1 SFI 2023 actions All SFI 2023 actions CSHT actions from 2025 All CSHT actions CS options All CS management options ES options All ES revenue options except boundary options

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for BND2: Maintain earth banks or stone-faced hedgebanks

About this action: No substantive changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version)

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £5 per square metre (m2) per year – to calculate the area you must only include the area of the building’s ground floor, not any area from other floors or areas outside the building

Where you can do this action: To be eligible for this action, the traditional farm or forestry building, or parts of a building, must: have been built using traditional methods, such as timber, brick, stone, tile or slate; have been built before 1940 for agricultural or forestry use, such as housing machinery or animals, or storing crops or processing crops, food or forest products; still be in agricultural or forestry use on your farm or land holding, whether or not this was the original use; be in good condition – this means the fabric of the building is intact, so it’s weatherproof. You must have management control of the eligible farm or forestry building for the 3-year duration of this action. You cannot do this action if the building: is a metal-framed Dutch barn; was constructed as a dwelling; is a farmhouse, residential or domestic building. Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Not applicable. Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Not applicable, as you’ll enter the area in m2. Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must: complete the visual building maintenance assessment and building wildlife assessment at least once each year of this action’s 3-year duration; carry out any necessary routine maintenance work or minor repairs within 12 months of identification, or by this action’s end date if the need for maintenance work or minor repairs is identified during the final year of this action’s duration – unless bat activity has been identified and the ecologist’s advice is to carry out works later; install owl, bat or kestrel boxes, as relevant, within 12 months of this action’s start date, if you’ve identified they’re required in the building wildlife assessment

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep: the required records identified in ‘what to do’; any receipted invoices (or bank statements where a receipted invoice is unavailable), consents or permissions connected with the work on the traditional farm or forestry building; a record of advice you’ve received from a licensed ecological consultant and any required wildlife licence, if you’ve identified bat activity in the building wildlife assessment. You must supply this evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions No SFI 2026 revenue actions SFI 2024 actions No SFI 2024 revenue actions SFI 2023 actions No SFI 2023 revenue actions CSHT actions from 2025 No CSHT actions CS options No CS revenue options ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for HEF1: Maintain weatherproof traditional farm or forestry buildings

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): this action now has a 3-year duration – this only applies to SFI26 agreements, not SFI24 agreements; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £55 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land that’s: identified on your SFI Historic Environment Farm Environment Record (HEFER) as containing an historic or archaeological feature – you must get an SFI HEFER before you apply for this action; an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code that’s compatible with the eligible land cover. You cannot do this action on land parcels of more than 15ha above the moorland line. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Permanent grassland Permanent grassland PG01 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you apply for this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action from its start date, throughout each year of this action’s 3-year duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; photographs or other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions OFC1, OFC2, OFM1, OFM2, PRF2 SFI 2024 actions CIPM1, CMOR1, CNUM1, CSAM1, OFC1, OFC2, OFM1, OFM2, PRF2 SFI 2023 actions IPM1, MOR1, NUM1, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 CPAC1, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW18, CSW20, CWS1, CWS3 CS options OR1, OR2, OT1, OT2 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for HEF6: Manage historic and archaeological features on grassland

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): you can now enter total or part of the available area in a land parcel into this action – this only applies to SFI26 agreements, not existing SFI24 or SFI23 agreements; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £798 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow crops Arable land Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Arable land lying fallow Arable land FA01 Permanent crops – horticultural and non-horticultural Permanent crops Land use codes for permanent crops 25% limited area action This is a ‘limited area’ action. The total eligible area you enter into any combination of one or more of the ‘limited area’ actions must not be more than 25% of the total agricultural area of your farm. Read section 4.5 ‘Limited area SFI actions’ in the SFI scheme information for more details (including a list of the ‘limited area’ actions). Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is rotational or static. This means you can either: move its location for the second and third years of this action’s duration; do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: If you’re establishing a new flower-rich grass margin, block or in-field strip to meet this action, you must: sow the mix by early autumn, within 12 months of this action’s start date; maintain the mix at the same location until this action’s end date. If you’re maintaining an existing flower-rich grass margin, block or in-field strip to meet this action, you must do this until this action’s end date. You may need to oversow it within 12 months of this action’s start date, so it can reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices, including details of the seed mix used; photographs or other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, OFC3, OFC4, OFC5, OFM4, OFM5, OFM6, PRF2 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, CIPM1, CNUM1, CSAM1, OFC3, OFC4, OFC5, OFM4, OFM5, OFM6, PRF2 SFI 2023 actions IPM1, NUM1, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CPAC1, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CWS1, CWS3 CS options OR3, OR4, OR5, OT3, OT4, OT5 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for CIPM2: Flower-rich grass margins, blocks or in-field strips

About this action: No substantive changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version). There have only been minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £55 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’; registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow crops Arable land Land use codes for arable crops crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Arable land lying fallow Arable land FA01 Permanent crops – horticultural Permanent crops TC01 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is rotational or static. This means you can either: move its location for the second and third years of this action’s duration; do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action each year of its 3-year duration. If this action’s start date means it’s too late for you to do this action, you must start doing it within 12 months of the action’s start date. For example, if you’ve already sown the main arable and horticultural crop before this action starts, you can establish the companion crop within 12 months of this action’s start date

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; photographs and other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, CAHL2, CIPM4, CSAM2, OFC3, OFC4, OFC5, OFM4, OFM5, OFM6, PRF1, PRF2, PRF4, SOH1, SOH3 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, CAHL2, CIPM1, CIPM4, CNUM1, CSAM1, CSAM2, OFA1, OFC3, OFC4, OFC5, OFM4, OFM5, OFM6, PRF1, PRF2, PRF3, PRF4, SOH1, SOH2, SOH3 SFI 2023 actions AHL2, IPM1, IPM4, NUM1, SAM1, SAM2 CSHT actions from 2025 CAB17, CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CHS3, CHS9, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW17, CSW19, CWS1, CWS3 CS options HS3, HS9, OP1, OR3, OR4, OR5, OT3, OT4, OT5, SW6 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for CIPM3: Companion crop on arable and horticultural land

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): land used to grow maize is no longer eligible for this action (see ‘Where you can do this action’ and ‘What to do’) – this only applies to SFI26 agreements, not existing SFI24 or SFI23 agreements; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £45 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow crops (not temporary grassland, fallow land or maize) Arable land Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops Permanent crops – horticultural and non-horticultural (not miscanthus) Permanent crops Land use codes for permanent crops Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) can offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action For arable crops (including non-permanent horticultural crops) this action is rotational. This means you can either: do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration; move its location for the second and third years of this action’s duration. For permanent crops, this action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: For arable crops, you must do this action on at least one crop that’s sown during each year of this action’s 3-year duration. You can harvest it in a subsequent year of this action’s duration if you sow the next crop for this action in the same year. This means you must do this action on a crop that’s sown during: the first year of this action’s duration – you can harvest it in the second year of this action’s duration; the second year of this action’s duration – you can harvest it in the third year of this action’s duration; the third year of this action’s duration – you must do this action until you harvest the crop or this action’s end date (whichever is earlier). If you’re already growing an arable crop on the land entered into this action when the action starts, you must do this action on a crop that’s sown within 12 months of the action’s start date. For permanent crops, you must do this action from its start date, throughout each year of this action’s 3-year duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; photographs or other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, AHW6, AHW7, CAHL2, CIPM3, CSAM2, OFC3, OFC4, OFC5, OFM4, OFM5, OFM6, PRF1, PRF2, PRF4, SOH1, SOH3 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, AHW6, AHW7, CAHL2, CIPM1, CIPM3, CNUM1, CSAM1, CSAM2, OFA1, OFA6, OFC3, OFC4, OFC5, OFM4, OFM5, OFM6, PRF1, PRF2, PRF3, PRF4, SOH1, SOH2, SOH3, SOH4 SFI 2023 actions AHL2, IPM1, IPM3, NUM1, SAM1, SAM2 CSHT actions from 2025 CAB17, CAB2, CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CHS3, CHS9, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW17, CSW19, CWS1, CWS3 CS options (see additional note) AB2, AB9, HS3, HS9, OP1, OP2, OP5, OR3, OR4, OR5, OT3, OT4, OT5, SW5, SW6 ES options No ES revenue options Note: other arable CS options not included in the table cannot be done on the same area as CIPM4 because they do not allow the use of insecticides. 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for CIPM4: No use of insecticide on arable crops and permanent crops

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): the payment rate has increased to £35 per hectare per year – this applies to both SFI26 agreements and existing SFI24 agreements; the total available area you enter into this action only applies at the point of application; there are some updated values for converting livestock into GLU and there’s a new exception for ‘supplementary feeding in extreme weather conditions’ – see ‘What to do’; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £35 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on land located above the moorland line that’s: an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. If a land parcel is located above and below the moorland line, you can enter it into this action if: most of the area is above the moorland line; it’s managed as one grazing unit with adjacent land parcels located above the moorland line. Farmyards or land used for turf or peat production are not eligible for this action. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Permanent grassland Permanent grassland PG01 Non-agricultural areas, such as scrub, scree, bracken and bog Relevant non-agricultural land cover, such as scrub, scree, bracken or bog Relevant non-agricultural land use code to match land cover Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must get SSSI consent before you do this action. Read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out about: what it’s advisable for you to do before you apply for this action on SSSI land; how to give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent – you will not be offered an SFI26 agreement until Natural England confirms you have done this; what stocking information you need to provide with your SSSI notice. Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total available area in a land parcel (at the point of application). It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action from its start date, throughout each year of its 3-year duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep the required written stocking calendar and supply this evidence if we ask for it. It can be recorded on paper or electronically

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions OFM3, UPL10, UPL8 SFI 2024 actions CMOR1, HEF5, OFM3, UPL10, UPL7, UPL8, UPL9 SFI 2023 actions MOR1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CHS4, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW25, CWS1, CWS3 CS options HS4 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows). Supplemental actions you can apply for with this base action You can apply for one of the following supplemental actions on land you enter into this action in the same SFI26 application: UPL5: Keep cattle and ponies on moorland supplement (minimum 70% GLU) – you can also apply for SPM5 on the same area as UPL5. UPL6: Keep cattle and ponies on moorland supplement (100% GLU) – you can also apply for SPM5 on the same area as UPL6. SPM5: Keep native breeds on extensively managed habitats supplement (more than 80%) – you can also apply for UPL5 or UPL6 on the same area as SPM5

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for UPL1: Moderate livestock grazing on moorland

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): the payment rate has increased to £89 per hectare per year – this applies to both SFI26 agreements and existing SFI24 agreements; the total available area you enter into this action only applies at the point of application; there are some updated values for converting livestock into GLU and there’s a new exception for ‘supplementary feeding in extreme weather conditions’ – see ‘What to do’; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £89 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on land located above the moorland line that’s: an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. If a land parcel is located above and below the moorland line, you can enter it into this action if: most of the area is above the moorland line; it’s managed as one grazing unit with adjacent land parcels located above the moorland line. Farmyards or land used for turf or peat production are not eligible for this action. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Permanent grassland Permanent grassland PG01 Non-agricultural areas, such as scrub, scree, bracken and bog Relevant non-agricultural land cover, such as scrub, scree, bracken or bog Relevant non-agricultural land use code to match land cover Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must get SSSI consent before you do this action. Read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out about: what it’s advisable for you to do before you apply for this action on SSSI land; how to give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent – you will not be offered an SFI26 agreement until Natural England confirms you have done this; what stocking information you need to provide with your SSSI notice. Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total available area in a land parcel (at the point of application). It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action from its start date, throughout each year of its 3-year duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep the required written stocking calendar and supply this evidence if we ask for it. It can be recorded on paper or electronically

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions OFM3, UPL10, UPL8 SFI 2024 actions CMOR1, HEF5, OFM3, UPL10, UPL7, UPL8, UPL9 SFI 2023 actions MOR1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CHS4, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW25, CWS1, CWS3 CS options HS4 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows). Supplemental actions you can apply for with this base action You can apply for one of the following supplemental actions on land you enter into this action in the same SFI26 application: UPL5: Keep cattle and ponies on moorland supplement (minimum 70% GLU) – you can also apply for SPM5 on the same area as UPL5. UPL6: Keep cattle and ponies on moorland supplement (100% GLU) – you can also apply for SPM5 on the same area as UPL6. SPM5: Keep native breeds on extensively managed habitats supplement (more than 80%) – you can also apply for UPL5 or UPL6 on the same area as SPM5

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for UPL2: Low livestock grazing on moorland

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): the payment rate has increased to £111 per hectare per year – this applies to both SFI26 agreements and existing SFI24 agreements; the total available area you enter into this action only applies at the point of application; there are some updated values for converting livestock into GLU and there’s a new exception for ‘supplementary feeding in extreme weather conditions’ – see ‘What to do’; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £111 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on land located above the moorland line that’s: an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. If a land parcel is located above and below the moorland line, you can enter it into this action if: most of the area is above the moorland line; it’s managed as one grazing unit with adjacent land parcels located above the moorland line. Farmyards or land used for turf or peat production are not eligible for this action. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Permanent grassland Permanent grassland PG01 Non-agricultural areas, such as scrub, scree, bracken and bog Relevant non-agricultural land cover, such as scrub, scree, bracken or bog Relevant non-agricultural land use code to match land cover Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must get SSSI consent before you do this action. Read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out about: what it’s advisable for you to do before you apply for this action on SSSI land; how to give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent – you will not be offered an SFI26 agreement until Natural England confirms you have done this; what stocking information you need to provide with your SSSI notice. Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total available area in a land parcel (at the point of application). It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action from its start date, throughout each year of its 3-year duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep the required written stocking calendar and supply this evidence if we ask for it. It can be recorded on paper or electronically

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions OFM3, UPL10, UPL8 SFI 2024 actions CMOR1, HEF5, OFM3, UPL10, UPL7, UPL8, UPL9 SFI 2023 actions MOR1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CHS4, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW25, CWS1, CWS3 CS options HS4 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows). Supplemental actions you can apply for with this base action You can apply for one of the following supplemental actions on land you enter into this action in the same SFI26 application: UPL5: Keep cattle and ponies on moorland supplement (minimum 70% GLU) – you can also apply for SPM5 on the same area as UPL5. UPL6: Keep cattle and ponies on moorland supplement (100% GLU) – you can also apply for SPM5 on the same area as UPL6. SPM5: Keep native breeds on extensively managed habitats supplement (more than 80%) – you can also apply for UPL5 or UPL6 on the same area as SPM5

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for UPL3: Limited livestock grazing on moorland

About this action: Changes made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): You can only apply for this supplemental action in the same SFI26 application as your selected base action

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £18 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can only do this supplemental action on eligible land entered into one of the following base actions: UPL1: Moderate livestock grazing on moorland. UPL2: Low livestock grazing on moorland. UPL3: Limited livestock grazing on moorland. You can only apply for this supplemental action in the same SFI26 application as your selected base action. If you apply for this supplemental action, you cannot apply for UPL6: Keep cattle and ponies on moorland supplement (minimum 100% GLU) on the same area. Eligibility of protected land 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 area as your selected base action. Rotational or static action Same as your selected base action

When to do it: You must do this action from its start date, throughout each year of its 3-year duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep the required written stocking calendar and supply this evidence if we ask for it. It can be recorded on paper or electronically

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions Same as your selected SFI26 base action SFI 2024 actions Same as your selected SFI26 base action SFI 2023 actions Same as your selected SFI26 base action CSHT actions from 2025 Same as your selected SFI26 base action CS options Same as your selected SFI26 base action ES options Same as your selected SFI26 base action 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. Other supplemental actions you can apply for with this supplemental action You can apply for supplemental action SPM5: Keep native breeds on extensively managed habitats supplement (more than 80%) on the same area as this supplemental action. You can only do this in the same SFI26 application

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for UPL5: Keep cattle and ponies on moorland supplement (minimum 70% GLU)

About this action: Changes made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): You can only apply for this supplemental action in the same SFI26 application as your selected base action

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £23 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can only do this supplemental action on eligible land entered into one of the following base actions: UPL1: Moderate livestock grazing on moorland. UPL2: Low livestock grazing on moorland. UPL3: Limited livestock grazing on moorland. You can only apply for this supplemental action in the same SFI26 application as your selected base action. If you apply for this supplemental action, you cannot apply for supplemental action UPL5: Keep cattle and ponies on moorland supplement (minimum 70% GLU) on the same area. Eligibility of protected land 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 Same as your selected base action

When to do it: You must do this action from its start date, throughout each year of its 3-year duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep the required written stocking calendar and supply this evidence if we ask for it. It can be recorded on paper or electronically

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions Same as your selected SFI26 base action SFI 2024 actions Same as your selected SFI26 base action SFI 2023 actions Same as your selected SFI26 base action CSHT actions from 2025 Same as your selected SFI26 base action CS options Same as your selected SFI26 base action ES options Same as your selected SFI26 base action 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. Other supplemental actions you can apply for with this supplemental action You can apply for supplemental action SPM5: Keep native breeds on extensively managed habitats supplement (more than 80%) on the same area as this supplemental action. You can only do this in the same SFI26 application

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for UPL6: Keep cattle and ponies on moorland supplement (100% GLU)

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): the payment rate has increased to £74 per hectare per year – this applies to both SFI26 agreements and existing SFI24 agreements; the total available area you enter into this action only applies at the point of application; there’s a new exception for ‘supplementary feeding in extreme weather conditions’ – see ‘What to do’; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £74 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on land located above the moorland line that’s: an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. If a land parcel is located above and below the moorland line, you can enter it into this action if: most of the area is above the moorland line; it’s managed as one grazing unit with adjacent land parcels located above the moorland line. Farmyards or land used for turf or peat production are not eligible for this action. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Permanent grassland Permanent grassland PG01 Non-agricultural areas, such as scrub, scree, bracken and bog Relevant non-agricultural land cover, such as scrub, scree, bracken or bog Relevant non-agricultural land use code to match land cover Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must get SSSI consent before you do this action. Read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out about: what it’s advisable for you to do before you apply for this action on SSSI land; how to give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent – you will not be offered an SFI26 agreement until Natural England confirms you have done this; what stocking and shepherding information you need to provide with your SSSI notice. Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total available area in a land parcel (at the point of application). It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action from its start date, throughout each year of its 3-year duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep the required written stocking and shepherding record and supply this evidence if we ask for it. It can be recorded on paper or electronically

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions UPL1, UPL2, UPL3 SFI 2024 actions CMOR1, HEF5, UPL1, UPL2, UPL3 SFI 2023 actions MOR1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CHS4, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW25, CWS1, CWS3 CS options HS4 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows). Supplemental actions you can apply for with this base action You can apply for supplemental action SPM5: Keep native breeds on extensively managed habitats supplement (more than 80%) on land you enter into this action in the same SFI26 application. If you apply for SPM5, you can also apply for supplemental action UPL5: Keep cattle and ponies on moorland supplement (minimum 70% GLU) or UPL6: Keep cattle and ponies on moorland supplement (100% GLU)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for UPL8: Shepherding livestock on moorland (remove stock for at least 4 months)

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): the payment rate has increased to £102 per hectare per year – this applies to both SFI26 agreements and existing SFI24 agreements; the total available area you enter into this action only applies at the point of application; there’s a new exception for ‘supplementary feeding in extreme weather conditions’ – see ‘What to do’; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £102 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on land located above the moorland line that’s: an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. If a land parcel is located above and below the moorland line, you can enter it into this action if: most of the area is above the moorland line; it’s managed as one grazing unit with adjacent land parcels located above the moorland line. Farmyards or land used for turf or peat production are not eligible for this action. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Permanent grassland Permanent grassland PG01 Non-agricultural areas, such as scrub, scree, bracken and bog Relevant non-agricultural land cover, such as scrub, scree, bracken or bog Relevant non-agricultural land use code to match land cover Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must get SSSI consent before you do this action. Read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out about: what it’s advisable for you to do before you apply for this action on SSSI land; how to give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent – you will not be offered an SFI26 agreement until Natural England confirms you have done this; what stocking and shepherding information you need to provide with your SSSI notice. Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you enter into this action Total available area in a land parcel (at the point of application). It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action from its start date, throughout each year of its 3-year duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep the required written stocking and shepherding record and supply this evidence if we ask for it. It can be recorded on paper or electronically. Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions UPL1, UPL2, UPL3 SFI 2024 actions CMOR1, HEF5, UPL1, UPL2, UPL3 SFI 2023 actions MOR1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CHS4, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW25, CWS1, CWS3 CS options HS4 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows). Supplemental actions you can apply for with this base action You can apply for supplemental action SPM5: Keep native breeds on extensively managed habitats supplement (more than 80%) on land you enter into this action in the same SFI26 application. If you apply for SPM5, you can also apply for supplemental action UPL5: Keep cattle and ponies on moorland supplement (minimum 70% GLU) or UPL6: Keep cattle and ponies on moorland supplement (100% GLU)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for UPL10: Shepherding livestock on moorland (remove stock for at least 8 months)

About this action: No substantive changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version). There have only been minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions. See ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £102 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Improved permanent grassland Permanent grassland PG01 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Ineligible – you must not enter any area with an historic or archaeological feature into this action. This only affects the area where the feature is located in a land parcel. You can apply for this action on the remaining area in the land parcel if it’s eligible. Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is rotational or static. This means you can either: move its location for the second and third years of this action’s duration; do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: If you’re doing this action on the same area of land for this action’s 3-year duration, you must: establish the legumes within 12 months of this action’s start date; maintain the area of legumes in each subsequent year of this action’s duration. If you’re rotating this action around your farm, each year of your SFI agreement you must do it for a period of time that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; photographs or other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, OFC1, OFC3, OFM1, OFM4, PRF1, PRF2, SOH1 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, CIPM1, CNUM1, CSAM1, OFC1, OFC3, OFM1, OFM4, PRF1, PRF2, SOH1 SFI 2023 actions IPM1, NUM1, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CPAC1, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CWS1, CWS3 CS options OR1, OR3, OT1, OT3 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for CNUM2: Legumes on improved grassland

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): removed reference to SFI24 action SOH2: Multi-species spring-sown cover crop because SOH2 is not available for SFI26 – see ‘When to do it’; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’; the payment rate has been reduced - this only applies to SFI26 agreements, not existing SFI23 or SFI24 agreements

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £532 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow crops Arable land Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Arable land lying fallow Arable land FA01 Permanent crops – horticultural Permanent crops TC01 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ’Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is rotational or static. This means you can either: move its location for the second and third years of this action’s duration; do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must: establish the legume fallow by the autumn, within 12 months of this action’s start date; maintain the legume fallow at the same location for a period of time that can reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim – this will usually be until the end of the second summer after sowing; re-establish the legume fallow by the following autumn (either at the same location or a different location) and maintain it until this action’s end date. If you want to establish a legume fallow in the spring and remove it in the summer during the same year, you should apply for the summer-sown cover crops action (SOH3)

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices, including details of the seed mix used; photographs or other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, OFC3, OFC4, OFC5, OFM4, OFM5, OFM6, PRF2, SOH1 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, CIPM1, CNUM1, CSAM1, OFC3, OFC4, OFC5, OFM4, OFM5, OFM6, PRF2, SOH1 SFI 2023 actions IPM1, NUM1, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CWS1, CWS3 CS options OR3, OR4, OR5, OT3, OT4, OT5 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for CNUM3: Legume fallow

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): the total available area you enter into this action only applies at the point of application; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 1 year – you can apply for this action for a maximum of 2 consecutive years to cover the period of organic conversion

How much you'll be paid: £187 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: registered as ‘in conversion’ with a Defra-licensed organic control body; an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Land is not eligible for this action if you’ve previously: registered it with an organic control body; received organic conversion aid or funding for it. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Improved permanent grassland Permanent grassland PG01 Semi-improved low input permanent grassland Permanent grassland PG01 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total available area in a land parcel (at the point of application). It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action from its start date, throughout each year of this action’s duration until the land is registered as ‘fully organic’

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim

Evidence to keep: You must keep: a copy of the organic conversion plan approved and signed off by your organic control body; a valid organic certificate and schedule for all land entered into this action – this must cover at least the full period of this action’s duration; records to show the land is improved permanent grassland or semi-improved low input permanent grassland. You must supply this evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, BFS6, CIGL1, CIGL2, CIGL3, CLIG3, CNUM2, CSAM3, HEF6, PRF1, PRF2, WBD4, WBD6, WBD7 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, BFS3, BFS5, BFS6, CIGL1, CIGL2, CIGL3, CIPM1, CLIG3, CNUM1, CNUM2, CSAM1, CSAM3, HEF5, HEF6, HEF8, PRF1, PRF2, WBD4, WBD5, WBD6, WBD7, WBD8 SFI 2023 actions IGL1, IGL2, IGL3, IPM1, LIG1, LIG2, NUM1, NUM2, SAM1, SAM3 CSHT actions from 2025 CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CBE4, CBE5, CCT10, CCT2, CCT4, CCT5, CCT7, CGS18, CGS19, CGS20, CGS21, CGS22, CGS25, CGS4, CHS2, CHS4, CHS5, CHS6, CHS7, CLH3, CPAC1, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW12, CSW13, CSW15, CSW16, CSW18, CSW20, CSW21, CSW23, CSW24, CSW25, CSW7, CSW8, CWD20, CWD21, CWD22, CWS1, CWS3, CWT1, CWT14 CS options BE2, BE5, CT2, CT4, CT5, CT7, GS1, GS10, GS11, GS12, GS13, GS14, GS2, GS5, GS7, GS8, GS9, HS2, HS4, HS5, HS6, HS7, LH3, SW10, SW11, SW12, SW13, SW15, SW16, SW2, SW7, SW8, SW9, WD10, WD11, WD12, WD4, WD5, WD6, WT1, WT7, WT9 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows). Supplemental actions you can apply for with this base action You can apply for supplemental action SPM3: Keep native breeds on grazed habitats supplement (more than 80%) on land you enter into this action. You can only do this in the same SFI26 application

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): the total available area you enter into this action only applies at the point of application; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 1 year – you can apply for this action for a maximum of 2 consecutive years to cover the period of organic conversion

How much you'll be paid: £96 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: registered as ‘in conversion’ with a DEFRA-licensed organic control body; an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Land is not eligible for this action if you’ve previously: registered it with an organic control body; received organic conversion aid or funding for it. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Unimproved low input permanent grassland, including rough grazing Permanent grassland PG01 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total available area in a land parcel (at the point of application). It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action from its start date, throughout each year of this action’s duration until the land is registered as ‘fully organic’

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim

Evidence to keep: You must keep: a copy of the organic conversion plan approved and signed off by your organic control body; a valid organic certificate and schedule for all land entered into this action – this must cover at least the full period of this action’s duration; records to show the land is unimproved low input permanent grassland. You must supply this evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions CLIG3, GRH12, HEF6, PRF2, WBD7 SFI 2024 actions CIPM1, CLIG3, CNUM1, CSAM1, GRH6, HEF5, HEF6, PRF2, WBD7 SFI 2023 actions IPM1, LIG1, LIG2, NUM1, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CBE4, CBE5, CCT10, CCT3, CCT5, CGS18, CGS19, CGS20, CGS21, CGS22, CHS4, CHS5, CHS7, CLH1, CLH2, CPAC1, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW15, CSW16, CSW18, CSW20, CSW21, CSW24, CSW25, CUP2, CWD20, CWD21, CWD22, CWS1, CWS3, CWT10, CWT13, CWT14 CS options BE4, BE5, CT1, CT3, CT5, GS1, GS10, GS13, GS2, GS5, GS6, GS7, GS9, HS4, HS5, HS7, LH1, LH2, SW10, SW15, SW16, SW18, UP2, WD10, WD11, WD4, WD5, WT10, WT6, WT8 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows). Supplemental actions you can apply for with this base action You can apply for supplemental action SPM3: Keep native breeds on grazed habitats supplement (more than 80%) on land you enter into this action. You can only do this in the same SFI26 application

About this action: No substantive changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version). There have only been minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions. See ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 1 year – you can apply for this action for a maximum of 2 consecutive years to cover the period of organic conversion

How much you'll be paid: £298 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: registered as ‘in conversion’ with a Defra-licensed organic control body; an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Land is not eligible for this action if you’ve previously: registered it with an organic control body; received organic conversion aid or funding for it. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow crops Arable land Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Arable land lying fallow Arable land FA01 Improved permanent grassland, where cultivation is part of the conversion plan Permanent grassland PG01 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action Not applicable – if you apply for this action for a second consecutive year you can either do it at: a new location; the same location

When to do it: You must do this action from its start date, throughout each year of this action’s duration until the land is registered as ‘fully organic’

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim

Evidence to keep: You must keep: a copy of the organic conversion plan approved and signed off by your organic control body; a valid organic certificate and schedule for all land entered into this action – this must cover at least the full period of this action’s duration. You must supply this evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, AHW10, AHW11, AHW3, AHW4, AHW5, AHW6, AHW7, AHW8, AHW9, BFS1, BFS6, CAHL1, CAHL2, CAHL3, CAHL4, CIGL1, CIGL2, CIGL3, CIPM2, CIPM3, CIPM4, CNUM2, CNUM3, CSAM2, CSAM3, PRF1, PRF2, PRF4, SOH1, SOH3, WBD3 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, AHW1, AHW10, AHW11, AHW12, AHW3, AHW4, AHW5, AHW6, AHW7, AHW8, AHW9, BFS1, BFS2, BFS4, BFS6, CAHL1, CAHL2, CAHL3, CAHL4, CIGL1, CIGL2, CIGL3, CIPM1, CIPM2, CIPM3, CIPM4, CNUM1, CNUM2, CNUM3, CSAM1, CSAM2, CSAM3, OFA1, OFA6, PRF1, PRF2, PRF3, PRF4, SOH1, SOH2, SOH3, SOH4, WBD3, WBD8 SFI 2023 actions AHL1, AHL2, AHL3, AHL4, IGL1, IGL2, IGL3, IPM1, IPM2, IPM3, IPM4, NUM1, NUM2, NUM3, SAM1, SAM2, SAM3 CSHT actions from 2025 CAB10, CAB11, CAB14, CAB16, CAB17, CAB18, CAB19, CAB2, CAB5, CAB6, CAB7, CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CGS25, CGS4, CHS3, CHS9, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW13, CSW17, CSW19, CWD3, CWS1, CWS3, CWT2 CS options AB10, AB11, AB14, AB16, AB3, AB5, AB6, AB7, AB8, BE1, GS3, HS3, HS9, OP1, OP2, OP4, OP5, SW1, SW11, SW13, SW2, SW3, SW4, SW5, SW6, WD3, WT2 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

About this action: No substantive changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version). There have only been minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions. See ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 1 year – you can apply for this action for a maximum of 2 consecutive years to cover the period of organic conversion

How much you'll be paid: £874 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: registered as ‘in conversion’ with a Defra-licensed organic control body; used to grow at least 1 horticultural crop in each land parcel entered into this action; an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Land is not eligible for this action if you’ve previously: registered it with an organic control body; received organic conversion aid or funding for it. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow horticultural crops Arable land Land use codes for horticultural arable crops Permanent crops – horticultural Permanent crops TC01 Permanent grassland where cultivation is part of the conversion plan Permanent grassland PG01 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action For non-permanent horticultural crops grown on arable land this action is rotational. This means for the second year of organic conversion you can either: move its location; do it at the same location. For permanent horticultural crops, this action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action from its start date, throughout each year of this action’s duration until the land is registered as ‘fully organic’

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim

Evidence to keep: You must keep: a copy of the organic conversion plan approved and signed off by your organic control body; a valid organic certificate and schedule for all land entered into this action – this must cover at least the full period of this action’s duration. You must supply this evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, AHW11, AHW3, AHW5, BFS1, CAHL1, CAHL2, CAHL3, CAHL4, CIPM2, CIPM3, CIPM4, CNUM3, CSAM2, PRF1, PRF2, SOH3, WBD3 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, AHW1, AHW11, AHW12, AHW3, AHW5, BFS1, BFS2, BFS4, CAHL1, CAHL2, CAHL3, CAHL4, CIPM1, CIPM2, CIPM3, CIPM4, CNUM1, CNUM3, CSAM1, CSAM2, PRF1, PRF2, PRF3, SOH2, SOH3, WBD3 SFI 2023 actions AHL1, AHL2, AHL3, AHL4, IPM1, IPM2, IPM3, IPM4, NUM1, NUM3, SAM1, SAM2 CSHT actions from 2025 CAB11, CAB16, CAB17, CAB18, CAB19, CAB5, CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CHS3, CHS9, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW17, CSW19, CWD3, CWS1, CWS3, CWT2 CS options AB11, AB16, AB3, AB5, AB8, BE1, HS3, HS9, SW1, SW3, SW4, SW6, WD3, WT2 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): the total available area you enter into this action only applies at the point of application; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 1 year – you can apply for this action for a maximum of 3 consecutive years to cover the period of converting to organic

How much you'll be paid: £1,920 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: registered as ‘in conversion’ with a Defra-licensed organic control body; used to grow top fruit (such as apples, pears and plums) or bush fruit crops (such as gooseberries and redcurrants) as a commercial crop which is not used to produce alcoholic drinks; an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Land is not eligible for this action if you’ve either: previously registered it with an organic control body; received organic conversion aid or funding for it. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Permanent crops – horticultural Permanent crops TC01 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total available area in a land parcel (at the point of application). It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action from its start date, throughout each year of this action’s duration until the land is registered as ‘fully organic’

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim

Evidence to keep: You must keep: a conversion map showing the planting spacing and species within the orchard – you can mark this on any map; copies of fruit sale receipts to show that the orchards are in commercial production and not used to produce alcoholic drinks; a copy of the organic conversion plan approved and signed off by your organic control body; photographs of the trees entered into this action; a valid organic certificate and schedule for all land entered into this action – this must cover at least the full period of this action’s duration. You must supply this evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions CAHL1, CAHL2, CAHL3, CAHL4, CIPM2, CIPM3, CIPM4, CNUM3, PRF1, PRF2 SFI 2024 actions AHW1, CAHL1, CAHL2, CAHL3, CAHL4, CIPM1, CIPM2, CIPM3, CIPM4, CNUM1, CNUM3, CSAM1, PRF1, PRF2, PRF3 SFI 2023 actions AHL1, AHL2, AHL3, AHL4, IPM1, IPM2, IPM3, IPM4, NUM1, NUM3, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAB16, CAB17, CAB18, CAB19, CBE4, CBE5, CPAC1, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CWS1, CWS3 CS options AB16, AB8, BE4, BE5 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): the total available area you enter into this action only applies at the point of application; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £20 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: registered as ‘fully organic’ by a Defra-licensed organic control body; an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Improved permanent grassland Permanent grassland PG01 Semi-improved low input permanent grassland Permanent grassland PG01 Arable land used to grow crops, that you’ll convert to permanent grassland Arable land Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total available area in a land parcel (at the point of application). It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action from its start date, throughout each year of its 3-year duration

How to do it: You must do this action in a way that meets the required organic standards

Evidence to keep: You must keep: a valid organic certificate and schedule for all land entered into this action – this must cover at least the full period of this action’s duration; records to show the land is improved grassland or semi-improved low input permanent grassland. You must supply this evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, BFS6, CIGL1, CIGL2, CIGL3, CLIG3, CNUM2, CSAM3, HEF6, PRF1, PRF2, WBD4, WBD6, WBD7 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, BFS3, BFS5, BFS6, CIGL1, CIGL2, CIGL3, CIPM1, CLIG3, CNUM1, CNUM2, CSAM1, CSAM3, HEF5, HEF6, PRF1, PRF2, WBD4, WBD5, WBD6, WBD7, WBD8 SFI 2023 actions IGL1, IGL2, IGL3, IPM1, LIG1, LIG2, NUM1, NUM2, SAM1, SAM3 CSHT actions from 2025 CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CBE4, CBE5, CCT10, CCT2, CCT4, CCT5, CCT7, CGS18, CGS19, CGS20, CGS21, CGS22, CGS25, CGS4, CHS2, CHS4, CHS5, CHS6, CHS7, CLH3, CPAC1, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW12, CSW13, CSW15, CSW16, CSW18, CSW20, CSW21, CSW23, CSW24, CSW25, CSW7, CSW8, CWD20, CWD21, CWD22, CWS1, CWS3, CWT1, CWT14 CS options BE2, BE5, CT2, CT4, CT5, CT7, GS1, GS10, GS11, GS12, GS13, GS14, GS2, GS5, GS7, GS8, GS9, HS2, HS4, HS5, HS6, HS7, LH3, SW10, SW11, SW12, SW13, SW15, SW16, SW18, SW2, SW7, SW8, SW9, WD10, WD11, WD12, WD4, WD5, WD6, WT1, WT7, WT9 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows). Supplemental actions you can apply for with this base action You can apply for supplemental action SPM3: Keep native breeds on grazed habitats supplement (more than 80%) on land you enter into this action. You can only do this in the same SFI26 application

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): the total available area you enter into this action only applies at the point of application; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: registered as ‘fully organic’ by a Defra-licensed organic control body; an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Unimproved low input permanent grassland, including rough grazing Permanent grassland PG01 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total available area in a land parcel (at the point of application). It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action from its start date, throughout each year of its 3-year duration. How to do it You must do this action in a way that meets the required organic standards

Evidence to keep: You must keep: a valid organic certificate and schedule for all land entered into this action – this must cover at least the full period of this action’s duration; records to show the land is unimproved low input permanent grassland or rough grazing. You must supply this evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions CLIG3, GRH12, HEF6, PRF2, WBD7 SFI 2024 actions CIPM1, CLIG3, CNUM1, CSAM1, GRH6, HEF5, HEF6, PRF2, WBD7 SFI 2023 actions IPM1, LIG1, LIG2, NUM1, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CBE4, CBE5, CCT10, CCT3, CCT5, CGS18, CGS19, CGS20, CGS21, CGS22, CHS4, CHS5, CHS7, CLH1, CLH2, CPAC1, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW15, CSW16, CSW18, CSW20, CSW21, CSW24, CSW25, CUP2, CWD20, CWD21, CWD22, CWS1, CWS3, CWT10, CWT13, CWT14 CS options BE4, BE5, CT1, CT3, CT5, GS1, GS10, GS13, GS2, GS5, GS6, GS7, GS9, HS4, HS5, HS7, LH1, LH2, SW10, SW15, SW16, SW18, UP2, WD10, WD11, WD4, WD5, WT10, WT6, WT8 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows). Supplemental actions you can apply for with this base action You can apply for supplemental action SPM3: Keep native breeds on grazed habitats supplement (more than 80%) on land you enter into this action. You can only do this in the same SFI26 application

How much you'll be paid: £41 per hectare (ha) per year

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): the total available area you enter into this action only applies at the point of application; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £97 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on land located within a severely disadvantaged area (SDA) above the moorland line that’s: registered as ‘fully organic’ by a Defra-licensed organic control body; in an enclosed land parcel that’s less than 15ha; an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Unimproved low input permanent grassland that’s rough grazing Permanent grassland PG01 Non-agricultural areas, such as scrub, scree, bracken and bog Relevant non-agricultural land cover Relevant non-agricultural land use code to match land cover Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic environment features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total available area in a land parcel (at the point of application). It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action from its start date, throughout each year of its 3-year duration

How to do it: You must do this action in a way that meets the required organic standards

Evidence to keep: You must keep a valid organic certificate and schedule for all land entered into this action – this must cover at least the full period of this action’s duration. You must supply this evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions UPL1, UPL2, UPL3 SFI 2024 actions CMOR1, HEF5, UPL1, UPL2, UPL3 SFI 2023 actions MOR1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CPAC1, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CUP2, CWS1, CWS3 CS options UP1, UP2 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows). Supplemental actions you can apply for with this base action You can apply for supplemental action SPM5: Keep native breeds on extensively managed habitats supplement (more than 80%) on land you enter into this action. You can only do this in the same SFI26 application

About this action: No substantive changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version). There have only been minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions. See ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £132 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: registered as ‘fully organic’ by a Defra-licensed organic control body; an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow crops Arable land Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Arable land lying fallow Arable land FA01 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is rotational or static. This means you can either: move its location for the second and third years of this action’s duration; do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action from its start date, throughout each year of its 3-year duration

How to do it: You must do this action in a way that meets the required organic standards

Evidence to keep: You must keep a valid organic certificate and schedule for all land entered into this action. This must cover at least the full period of this action’s duration. You must supply this evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, AHW10, AHW11, AHW3, AHW4, AHW5, AHW6, AHW7, AHW8, AHW9, BFS1, BFS6, CAHL1, CAHL2, CAHL3, CAHL4, CIGL1, CIGL2, CIGL3, CIPM2, CIPM3, CIPM4, CNUM2, CNUM3, CSAM2, CSAM3, PRF1, PRF2, PRF4, SOH1, SOH3, WBD3 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, AHW1, AHW10, AHW11, AHW12, AHW3, AHW4, AHW5, AHW6, AHW7, AHW8, AHW9, BFS1, BFS2, BFS4, BFS6, CAHL1, CAHL2, CAHL3, CAHL4, CIGL1, CIGL2, CIGL3, CIPM1, CIPM2, CIPM3, CIPM4, CNUM1, CNUM2, CNUM3, CSAM1, CSAM2, CSAM3, OFA1, OFA6, PRF1, PRF2, PRF3, PRF4, SOH1, SOH2, SOH3, SOH4, WBD3, WBD8 SFI 2023 actions AHL1, AHL2, AHL3, AHL4, IGL1, IGL2, IGL3, IPM1, IPM2, IPM3, IPM4, NUM1, NUM2, NUM3, SAM1, SAM2, SAM3 CSHT actions from 2025 CAB10, CAB11, CAB14, CAB16, CAB17, CAB18, CAB19, CAB2, CAB5, CAB6, CAB7, CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CGS25, CGS4, CHS3, CHS9, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW13, CSW17, CSW19, CWD3, CWS1, CWS3, CWT2 CS options AB10, AB11, AB14, AB16, AB3, AB5, AB6, AB7, AB8, BE1, GS3, HS3, HS9, OP1, OP2, OP4, OP5, SW1, SW11, SW13, SW2, SW3, SW4, SW5, SW6, WD3, WT2 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

About this action: No substantive changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version). There have only been minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions. See ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £707 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: registered as ‘fully organic’ by a Defra-licensed organic control body; used to grow at least one horticultural crop in each land parcel entered into this action, each year of this action’s duration; an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow horticultural crops Arable land Land use codes for horticultural arable crops Permanent crops – horticultural Permanent crops TC01 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action For non-permanent horticultural crops grown on arable land this action is rotational or static. This means you can either: move its location for the second and third years of this action’s duration; do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration. For permanent horticultural crops, this action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

What you must do to get paid: You must comply with the organic standards required by your Defra-licensed organic control body on land entered into this action

When to do it: You must do this action from its start date, throughout each year of its 3-year duration

How to do it: You must do this action in a way that meets the required organic standards

Evidence to keep: You must keep a valid organic certificate and schedule for all land entered into this action. This must cover at least the full period of this action’s duration. You must supply this evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, AHW11, AHW3, AHW5, BFS1, CAHL1, CAHL2, CAHL3, CAHL4, CIPM2, CIPM3, CIPM4, CNUM3, CSAM2, PRF1, PRF2, SOH3, WBD3 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, AHW1, AHW11, AHW12, AHW3, AHW5, BFS1, BFS2, BFS4, CAHL1, CAHL2, CAHL3, CAHL4, CIPM1, CIPM2, CIPM3, CIPM4, CNUM1, CNUM3, CSAM1, CSAM2, PRF1, PRF2, PRF3, SOH2, SOH3, WBD3 SFI 2023 actions AHL1, AHL2, AHL3, AHL4, IPM1, IPM2, IPM3, IPM4, NUM1, NUM3, SAM1, SAM2 CSHT actions from 2025 CAB11, CAB16, CAB17, CAB18, CAB19, CAB5, CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CHS3, CHS9, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW17, CSW19, CWD3, CWS1, CWS3, CWT2 CS options AB11, AB16, AB3, AB5, AB8, BE1, HS3, HS9, SW1, SW3, SW4, SW6, WD3, WT2 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): the total available area you enter into this action only applies at the point of application; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £1,920 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on land located below the moorland line that’s: registered as ‘fully organic’ by a Defra-licensed organic control body; used to grow top fruit (such as apples, pears and plums) or bush fruit crops (such as gooseberries and redcurrants) as a commercial crop which is not used to produce alcoholic drinks; registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Permanent crops – horticultural Permanent crops TC01 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total available area in a land parcel (at the point of application). It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action from its start date, throughout each year of its 3-year duration. How to do it You must do this action in a way that meets the required organic standards

Evidence to keep: You must keep a valid organic certificate and schedule for all land entered into this action – this must cover at least the full period of this action’s duration. You must also keep other evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; copies of sales receipts for fruit crops; photographs and other documentation. You must supply this evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions CAHL1, CAHL2, CAHL3, CAHL4, CIPM2, CIPM3, CIPM4, CNUM3, PRF1, PRF2 SFI 2024 actions AHW1, CAHL1, CAHL2, CAHL3, CAHL4, CIPM1, CIPM2, CIPM3, CIPM4, CNUM1, CNUM3, CSAM1, PRF1, PRF2, PRF3 SFI 2023 actions AHL1, AHL2, AHL3, AHL4, IPM1, IPM2, IPM3, IPM4, NUM1, NUM3, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAB16, CAB17, CAB18, CAB19, CBE4, CBE5, CPAC1, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CWS1, CWS3 CS options AB16, AB8, BE4, BE5 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): there’s a new exception for an initial ‘wake up’ application of nitrogen at a ‘flat rate’ – see ‘What to do’ and ‘Evidence to keep’; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £27 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: receiving applications of at least one major nutrient (nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K) and magnesium (Mg)) at a rate typically above 100 kilograms (kg) N per ha, 40kg P per ha and 40kg K per ha per year; an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow crops Arable land Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Arable land lying fallow Arable land FA01 Improved permanent grassland Permanent grassland PG01 Permanent crops – horticultural Permanent crops TC01 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) can offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is rotational or static. This means you can either: move its location for the second and third years of this action’s duration; do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: invoices for zonal soil testing and analysis; the ‘variable rate file’ uploaded to the VRA equipment; an ‘as applied’ VRA record at a land parcel level; initial flat rate N application records showing the product, the rate and date of application (if relevant); field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; contractor’s invoice if you use a contractor to do this action. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, AHW10, AHW11, AHW5, AHW6, AHW7, AHW8, CAHL2, CIGL2, CIPM3, CIPM4, CNUM2, CSAM2, CSAM3, OFC1, OFC3, OFC4, OFC5, OFM1, OFM4, OFM5, OFM6, PRF2, PRF4, SOH1, SOH3, WBD4, WBD6, WBD7 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, AHW1, AHW10, AHW11, AHW5, AHW6, AHW7, AHW8, CAHL2, CIGL2, CIPM1, CIPM3, CIPM4, CNUM1, CNUM2, CSAM1, CSAM2, CSAM3, OFA1, OFA6, OFC1, OFC3, OFC4, OFC5, OFM1, OFM4, OFM5, OFM6, PRF2, PRF3, PRF4, SOH1, SOH2, SOH3, SOH4, WBD4, WBD5, WBD6, WBD7, WBD8 SFI 2023 actions AHL2, IGL2, IPM1, IPM3, IPM4, NUM1, NUM2, SAM1, SAM2, SAM3 CSHT actions from 2025 CAB11, CAB14, CAB16, CAB17, CAB2, CAB5, CAB6, CAB7, CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CGS4, CHS3, CHS9, CPAC1, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW13, CSW15, CSW16, CSW7, CSW8, CWS1, CWS3 CS options AB1, AB11, AB14, AB15, AB16, AB2, AB5, AB6, AB7, AB8, AB9, GS3, GS4, HS2, HS3, HS9, OP1, OP2, OP4, OP5, OR1, OR3, OR4, OR5, OT1, OT3, OT4, OT5, SW10, SW12, SW13, SW5, SW6, SW7, SW8, SW9 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for PRF1: Variable rate application of nutrients

About this action: No substantive changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version). There have only been minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions. See ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £43 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: receiving systemic herbicides to control weeds which camera or remote sensing guided technology can recognise; an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the land cover. Camera recognition is currently available for: docks and nettles in grass or leys containing clover; all weeds in maize; certain crops grown on wide row spacings (such as potatoes); stubbles – where there’s green growth. Remote sensing technology uses artificial intelligence to recognise target weeds. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow crops Arable land Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Arable land lying fallow Arable land FA01 Permanent grassland – improved and low input Permanent grassland PG01 Permanent crops Permanent crops Land use codes for permanent crops Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) can offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is rotational or static. This means you can either: move its location for the second and third years of this action’s duration; do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action from its start date, throughout each year of its 3-year duration

How to do it: You must follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must.’. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: ‘as applied’ data, such as a map showing where individual nozzles switch on to apply herbicide; a record of any permitted blanket application of herbicide, including the date it was applied; contractor’s invoice if you use a contractor to do this action. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, AHW10, AHW11, AHW3, AHW5, AHW6, AHW7, AHW8, AHW9, BFS1, BFS6, CAHL1, CAHL2, CAHL3, CAHL4, CIGL1, CIGL2, CIGL3, CIPM2, CIPM3, CIPM4, CLIG3, CNUM2, CNUM3, CSAM2, CSAM3, HEF6, OFC1, OFC2, OFC3, OFC4, OFC5, OFM1, OFM2, OFM4, OFM5, OFM6, PRF1, PRF4, SOH1, SOH3, WBD3, WBD4, WBD6, WBD7 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, AHW1, AHW10, AHW11, AHW3, AHW5, AHW6, AHW7, AHW8, AHW9, BFS1, BFS2, BFS3, BFS4, BFS5, BFS6, CAHL1, CAHL2, CAHL3, CAHL4, CIGL1, CIGL2, CIGL3, CIPM1, CIPM2, CIPM3, CIPM4, CLIG3, CNUM1, CNUM2, CNUM3, CSAM1, CSAM2, CSAM3, HEF5, HEF6, HEF8, OFA1, OFA6, OFC1, OFC2, OFC3, OFC4, OFC5, OFM1, OFM2, OFM4, OFM5, OFM6, PRF1, PRF3, PRF4, SOH1, SOH2, SOH3, SOH4, WBD3, WBD4, WBD5, WBD6, WBD7, WBD8 SFI 2023 actions AHL1, AHL2, AHL3, AHL4, IGL1, IGL2, IGL3, IPM1, IPM2, IPM3, IPM4, LIG1, LIG2, NUM1, NUM2, NUM3, SAM1, SAM2, SAM3 CSHT actions from 2025 CAB10, CAB11, CAB14, CAB16, CAB17, CAB18, CAB19, CAB2, CAB5, CAB6, CAB7, CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CGS4, CHS2, CHS3, CHS4, CHS5, CHS6, CHS9, CPAC1, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW13, CSW15, CSW16, CSW17, CSW18, CSW19, CSW20, CSW21, CSW23, CSW24, CSW7, CSW8, CWS1, CWS3, CWT1, CWT2 CS options AB1, AB10, AB11, AB14, AB15, AB16, AB2, AB3, AB5, AB6, AB7, AB8, AB9, BE1, BE2, GS1, GS2, GS3, GS4, GS5, HS2, HS3, HS4, HS5, HS6, HS9, OP1, OP2, OP4, OP5, OR1, OR2, OR3, OR4, OR5, OT1, OT2, OT3, OT4, OT5, SW1, SW10, SW13, SW15, SW16, SW2, SW3, SW4, SW5, SW6, SW7, SW8, SW9, WT1, WT2 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for PRF2: Camera or remote sensor guided herbicide spraying

About this action: No substantive changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version). There have only been minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions. See ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £150 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. It will not usually be possible for you to do this action on combinable crops. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow crops, excluding temporary grassland Arable land Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops Arable land lying fallow Arable land FA01 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) can offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is rotational or static. This means you can either: move its location for the second and third years of this action’s duration; do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action on at least one crop that’s sown during each year of this action’s 3-year duration. You can harvest it in a subsequent year of this action’s duration if you sow the next crop for this action in the same year. This means you must do this action on a crop that’s sown during: the first year of this action’s duration – you can harvest it in the second year of this action’s duration; the second year of this action’s duration – you can harvest it in the third year of this action’s duration; the third year of this action’s duration – you must do this action until you harvest that crop or this action’s end date, whichever is earlier. If you’re already growing a crop on the land entered into this action when this action starts, you must do this action on a crop that’s sown within 12 months of this action’s start date

How to do it: You must follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must.’. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: data from the tractor’s job recording system identifying the mechanical robotic weeder, the date and areas weeded; field operations at a land parcel level, including the land parcel reference number and the dates the crop was sown and harvested; contractor’s invoice if you use a contractor to do this action. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, AHW10, AHW5, AHW6, AHW7, AHW8, AHW9, CAHL2, CIPM3, CIPM4, CSAM2, OFC3, OFM4, PRF1, PRF2, SOH1, SOH3 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, AHW10, AHW5, AHW6, AHW7, AHW8, AHW9, CAHL2, CIPM1, CIPM3, CIPM4, CNUM1, CSAM1, CSAM2, OFA1, OFA6, OFC3, OFM4, PRF1, PRF2, SOH1, SOH2, SOH3, SOH4 SFI 2023 actions AHL2, IPM1, IPM3, IPM4, NUM1, SAM1, SAM2 CSHT actions from 2025 CAB10, CAB14, CAB17, CAB2, CAB5, CAB6, CAB7, CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CHS3, CHS9, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW17, CSW19, CWS1, CWS3 CS options AB10, AB14, AB2, AB5, AB6, AB7, HS3, HS9, OP1, OP2, OP4, OP5, OR3, OT3, SW12, SW5, SW6 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for PRF4: Mechanical robotic weeding

About this action: No substantive changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version). There have only been minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions. See ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £129 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow crops Arable land Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Arable land lying fallow Arable land FA01 Permanent crops – horticultural Permanent crops TC01 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) can offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ’Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is rotational or static. This means you can either: move its location for the second and third years of this action’s duration; do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action each year of its 3-year duration. If this action’s start date means it’s too late for you to do this action, you must start doing it within 12 months of the action’s start date. In the final year of this action’s duration, you must do this action until the end of the winter months, or this action’s end date, whichever is earlier

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices, including details of the seed mix used; photographs or other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, AHW10, AHW11, AHW5, CIPM3, CIPM4, OFC3, OFC4, OFM4, OFM5, PRF1, PRF2, PRF4, SOH1, SOH3 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, AHW10, AHW11, AHW5, CIPM1, CIPM3, CIPM4, CNUM1, CSAM1, OFA6, OFC3, OFC4, OFM4, OFM5, PRF1, PRF2, PRF3, PRF4, SOH1, SOH2, SOH3 SFI 2023 actions IPM1, IPM3, IPM4, NUM1, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAB11, CAB14, CAB5, CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CHS3, CHS9, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW17, CSW19, CWS1, CWS3 CS options AB11, AB14, AB5, HS3, HS9, OP5, OR3, OR4, OT3, OT4 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for CSAM2: Multi-species winter cover crop

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): the payment rate has been reduced – this only applies to SFI26 agreements, not existing SFI23 or SFI24 agreements; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £224 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow crops Arable land Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Arable land lying fallow Arable land FA01 Improved permanent grassland Permanent grassland PG01 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Ineligible – you must not enter any area that’s designated as an SSSI into this action. Historic and archaeological features: Ineligible – you must not enter any area with an historic or archaeological feature into this action. This only affects the area where the feature is located in a land parcel. You can apply for this action on the remaining area in the land parcel if it’s eligible. Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is rotational or static. This means you can either: move its location for the second and third year of this action’s duration; do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must: establish the herbal ley by early autumn, within 12 months of this action’s start date; maintain the herbal ley at the same location for a period of time that can reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim – this will usually be until the end of the second summer after sowing; re-establish the herbal ley by early autumn (either at the same location or a different location) and maintain it until this action’s end date

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices, including details of the seed mix used; photographs or other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, OFC1, OFC3, OFM1, OFM4, PRF1, PRF2, SOH1 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, CIPM1, CNUM1, CSAM1, OFC1, OFC3, OFM1, OFM4, PRF1, PRF2, PRF3, SOH1 SFI 2023 actions IPM1, NUM1, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CPAC1, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CWS1, CWS3 CS options OR1, OR3, OT1, OT3 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for CSAM3: Herbal leys

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): the total available area you enter into this action only applies at the point of application; you can now use this action for the sowing of all seeds – see ‘What to do’; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £73 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. You cannot do this action on land where you’re tilling narrow strips of soil to plant crops, leaving the areas between the rows untilled. This is known as ‘strip tillage’. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow crops Arable land Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops Temporary grassland (see additional note) Arable land TG01 Arable land lying fallow (see additional note) Arable land FA01 Note: only if it’s part of the crop rotation and present for no more than 2 years of this action’s duration. Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) can offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total available area in a land parcel (at the point of application). It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action: from its start date, unless you have a crop in place when this action starts which does not meet this action’s requirements; throughout each year of this action’s duration. If there’s a crop in place when this action starts which does not meet this action’s requirements, you must do this action: as soon as possible after the crop is harvested or destroyed; within 12 months of this action’s start date

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level (including if you’ve had to carry out low disturbance subsoiling to reduce compaction or mole draining) and associated invoices; photographs and other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, AHW10, AHW11, AHW5, AHW6, AHW7, AHW8, AHW9, CAHL1, CAHL2, CIGL2, CIPM3, CIPM4, CNUM2, CNUM3, CSAM2, CSAM3, OFC3, OFM4, PRF1, PRF2, PRF4, SOH3 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, AHW1, AHW10, AHW11, AHW5, AHW6, AHW7, AHW8, AHW9, CAHL1, CAHL2, CIGL2, CIPM1, CIPM3, CIPM4, CNUM1, CNUM2, CNUM3, CSAM1, CSAM2, CSAM3, OFA1, OFA6, OFC3, OFM4, PRF1, PRF2, PRF3, PRF4, SOH2, SOH3, SOH4 SFI 2023 actions AHL1, AHL2, IGL2, IPM1, IPM3, IPM4, NUM1, NUM2, NUM3, SAM1, SAM2, SAM3 CSHT actions from 2025 CAB10, CAB11, CAB14, CAB16, CAB17, CAB19, CAB2, CAB5, CAB6, CAB7, CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CGS25, CGS4, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW17, CSW19, CWS1, CWS3 CS options AB1, AB10, AB11, AB14, AB15, AB16, AB2, AB5, AB6, AB7, AB9, GS3, GS4, OP1, OP2, OP4, OP5, OR3, OT3, SW5, SW6 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for SOH1: No-till farming

About this action: No substantive changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version). There have only been minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions. See ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £163 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow crops, excluding temporary grassland Arable land Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops Arable land lying fallow Arable land FA01 Permanent horticultural crops Permanent crops TC01 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) can offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is rotational or static. This means you can either: move its location for the second and third years of this action’s duration; do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action each year of its 3-year duration. If this action’s start date means it’s too late for you to do this action, you must start doing it within 12 months of the action’s start date. In the final year of this action’s duration, you must do this action until the next main crop is sown, or this action’s end date, whichever is earlier

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices, including details of the seed mix used; photographs and other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, AHW6, CAHL2, CIPM3, CIPM4, CSAM2, OFC3, OFC4, OFM4, OFM5, PRF1, PRF2, PRF4, SOH1 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, AHW6, CAHL2, CIPM1, CIPM3, CIPM4, CNUM1, CSAM1, CSAM2, OFA1, OFA6, OFC3, OFC4, OFM4, OFM5, PRF1, PRF2, PRF3, PRF4, SOH1, SOH2 SFI 2023 actions AHL2, IPM1, IPM3, IPM4, NUM1, SAM1, SAM2 CSHT actions from 2025 CAB17, CAB2, CHS3, CHS9, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW17, CSW19, CWS1, CWS3 CS options AB2, AB9, HS3, HS9, OP1, OP5, OR3, OR4, OT3, OT4, SW5, SW6 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for SOH3: Multi-species summer-sown cover crop

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): you can only apply for this supplemental action in the same SFI26 application as your selected base action; the UK native animal breeds at risk list has been replaced by the UK native breeds support (NBS) list – see ‘What to do’; heritage semi-feral breeds have been added to eligible livestock – see ‘What to do’; some of the values for converting livestock into GLU have been updated – see ‘What to do’; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £146 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this supplemental action on eligible land that you’re grazing with livestock, which you enter into one of the following SFI26 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. CLIG3: Manage grassland with very low nutrient inputs. OFC1: Organic conversion – improved permanent grassland. OFC2: Organic conversion – unimproved permanent grassland. OFM1: Organic land management – improved permanent grassland. OFM2: Organic land management – unimproved permanent grassland. You can only apply for this supplemental action in the same SFI26 application as your selected base action. Eligibility of protected land 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 Same as your selected base action

When to do it: You must do this action each year of its duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: 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: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions Same as your selected SFI26 base action SFI 2024 actions Same as your selected SFI26 base action SFI 2023 actions Same as your selected SFI26 base action CSHT actions from 2025 Same as your selected SFI26 base action CS options Same as your selected SFI26 base action ES options Same as your selected SFI26 base action 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. Other supplemental actions you can apply for with this supplemental action You can apply for one of the following other supplemental actions in the same SFI26 application as this supplemental action: GRH7: Haymaking supplement. GRH8: Haymaking supplement (late cut). GRH10: Lenient grazing supplement

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for SPM3: Keep native breeds on grazed habitats supplement (more than 80%)

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): you can only apply for this supplemental action in the same SFI26 application as your selected SFI26 base action; the UK native animal breeds at risk list has been replaced by the UK native breeds support (NBS) list – see ‘What to do’; heritage semi-feral breeds have been added to eligible livestock – see ‘What to do’; some of the values for converting livestock into GLU have been updated – see ‘What to do’; ‘What to do’ has been updated; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £11 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this supplemental action on eligible land that you’re grazing with livestock, which you enter into one of the following SFI26 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. UPL8: Shepherding livestock on moorland (remove stock for at least 4 months). UPL10: Shepherding livestock on moorland (remove stock for at least 8 months). SCR2: Manage scrub and open habitat mosaics. OFM3: Organic land management – enclosed rough grazing. You can only apply for this supplemental action in the same SFI26 application as your selected SFI base action. Eligibility of protected land 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 This is the same as your selected base action

When to do it: You must do this action each year of its duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: 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: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions Same as your selected SFI26 base action SFI 2024 actions Same as your selected SFI26 base action SFI 2023 actions Same as your selected SFI26 base action CSHT actions from 2025 Same as your selected SFI26 base action CS options Same as your selected SFI26 base action ES options Same as your selected SFI26 base action 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. Other supplemental actions you can apply for with this supplemental action You can apply for one of the following other supplemental actions in the same SFI26 application as this supplemental action: UPL5: Keep cattle and ponies on moorland supplement (minimum 70% GLU). UPL6: Keep cattle and ponies on moorland supplement (100% GLU)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for SPM5: Keep native breeds on extensively managed habitats supplement (more than 80%)

About this action: No substantive changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version)

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £257 per pond per year, with a maximum of 3 ponds per hectare (ha)

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on eligible ponds located on land that’s: an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. An eligible pond for this action must be: more than 25 square metres up to 2 ha (at the point you apply for an SFI agreement); under your management control – this includes the whole of the pond edge and the water in the pond. The following ponds are not eligible for this action: ponds used for wastewater, treated effluent discharge activities or road drainage; sediment ponds, basins, traps or lagoons; balancing ponds; ponds which are largely or fully synthetically lined; ponds which are likely to need fully draining during this action’s duration, such as irrigation ponds and fire water ponds; aquaculture ponds. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Pond Pond WF03 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Ineligible – you must not enter ponds into this action that are on an area that’s designated as an SSSI. Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Not applicable. You’ll enter the number of ponds. Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action from its start date, throughout each year of its 3-year duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: pond management operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; photographs and other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions No SFI 2026 revenue actions SFI 2024 actions No SFI 2024 revenue actions SFI 2023 actions No SFI 2023 revenue actions CSHT actions from 2025 No CSHT actions CS options No CS revenue options ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for WBD1: Manage ponds

About this action: No substantive changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version). There have only been minor updates to standard wording which appears in all linear SFI actions. See ‘Check you have management control of your ditches’ and ‘Check the length you enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £4 per 100 metres (m) for both sides

Where you can do this action: An eligible ditch for this action must: form part of the boundary of a land parcel that’s located below the moorland line; be a man-made, long and narrow linear channel that’s cut into the ground for the purpose of draining the land or managing water levels; have vegetated banks; regularly contain standing or flowing water. The following features are not eligible for this action: ditches located in a severely disadvantaged area (SDA) below the moorland line; culverts or underground drains; natural watercourses, such as streams; non-linear water features, such as ponds, lakes or reservoirs; grips, gutters and foot drains. Check you have management control of your ditches You must have management control of both sides of the entire length of the eligible ditch you enter into this action for its 3-year duration. If you only have management control of one side of the ditch, you must not enter it into this action. You will have management control of both sides of a ditch that borders a neighbour’s land if you meet both of the following conditions: you have a legal right or obligation to manage the ditch; you can meet this action’s requirements. You cannot do this action on ditches managed by third parties, such as Internal Drainage Boards. Check the length you enter into this action It’s your responsibility to check that the length (in metres) you enter in your SFI application: is eligible for this action; corresponds with what’s on the ground for the relevant land parcel. If you enter a length which is ineligible or exceeds what’s on the ground, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) will have to remove it from your SFI26 agreement. You may also have to repay monies already received. Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Ineligible – you must not enter any area that’s designated as an SSSI into this action. Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action from its start date, throughout each year of its 3-year duration. If this action’s start date means it’s too late for you to do this action, you must start doing it within 12 months of the action’s start date

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: Keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: ditch management operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; photographs and other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions All SFI 2026 actions except BND1 SFI 2024 actions All SFI 2024 actions except BND1 and WBD2 SFI 2023 actions All SFI 2023 actions CSHT actions from 2025 All CSHT actions CS options All CS management options including BE3 (management of hedgerows) ES options All ES revenue options except boundary options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for WBD2: Manage ditches

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): you can now enter total or part of the available area in a land parcel into this action; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £765 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land located below the moorland line that’s: identified by you as being at risk of soil erosion or surface runoff – you must keep evidence of this; an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow crops Arable land Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Arable land lying fallow Arable land FA01 25% limited area action This is a ‘limited area’ action. The total eligible area you enter into any combination of one or more of the ‘limited area’ actions must not be more than 25% of the total agricultural area of your farm. Read section 4.5 ‘Limited area SFI actions’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details (including a list of the ‘limited area’ actions). Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) can offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic environment features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must: establish the in-field grass strip within 12 months of this action’s start date; maintain the in-field grass strip throughout each subsequent year of this action’s duration

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep written evidence that land entered into this action is at risk of soil erosion or surface runoff. You can use a soil management plan you’ve already produced for SFI24 action CSAM1 or SFI23 action SAM1 to identify this. You must also keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices; photographs and other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, OFC3, OFC4, OFM4, OFM5, PRF2 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, CIPM1, CNUM1, CSAM1, OFC3, OFC4, OFM4, OFM5, PRF2 SFI 2023 actions IPM1, NUM1, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CPAC1, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW17, CSW19, CWS1, CWS3 CS options OR3, OR4, OT3, OT4 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for WBD3: In-field grass strips

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): this action’s duration is now 3 years – this only applies to SFI26 agreements, not existing SFI24 agreements; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £489 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land that’s: identified by you as being at risk of soil erosion or surface runoff, or is important for buffering ‘sensitive habitats’ – you must keep evidence of this; an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. For the purposes of this action, ‘sensitive habitats’ include: watercourses and waterbodies (streams, rivers, ponds or lakes); sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs) at risk of diffuse water pollution; priority habitats – you can find these on Natural England’s priority habitat inventory map or the MAGIC website. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Arable land used to grow crops Arable land Land use codes for arable crops or leguminous and nitrogen-fixing crops Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Arable land lying fallow Arable land FA01 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) can offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action – (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total or part of the available area in a land parcel. It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: If you’re establishing a new grass sward to meet this action, you must: sow the mix by early autumn, within 12 months of this action’s start date; maintain it at the same location until this action’s end date. If you’re maintaining an existing grass sward to meet this action, you must do this until this action’s end date

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim. You may find it helpful to read the ‘advice to help you do this action’, but it’s not part of this action’s requirements

Evidence to keep: You must keep written evidence that land entered into this action is either: at risk of soil erosion or surface runoff – you can use a soil management plan you’ve already produced for CSAM1 or SAM1 to identify this; important for buffering sensitive habitats. You must also keep evidence to show what you’ve done to complete this action, such as: field operations at a land parcel level and associated invoices, including details of the seed mix used; stocking records to show grazing activity at a land parcel level; input records of nitrogen application; photographs and other documentation. If it’s not clear that you’ve done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, we may ask for this evidence. You must supply this evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, OFC1, OFM1, PRF1, PRF2 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, CIPM1, CNUM1, CSAM1, OFC1, OFM1, PRF1, PRF2 SFI 2023 actions IPM1, NUM1, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CPAC1, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CWS1, CWS3 CS options OR1, OT1 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

Advice to help you do this action: Optional advice for WBD4: Arable reversion to grassland with low fertiliser input

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): the total available area you enter into this action now only applies at the point of application; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £115 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land which drains directly into a watercourse (stream, river or lake) that’s: located outside severely disadvantaged areas (SDAs) below the moorland line; typically receiving at least 100 kilograms (kg) of nitrogen per ha per year; identified by you as being prone to waterlogging, compaction and poaching – you must keep written evidence of this; an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Temporary grassland Arable land TG01 Permanent grassland – improved and low input Permanent grassland PG01 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) can offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total available area in a land parcel (at the point of application). It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is static. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action each year of its 3-year duration. If this action’s start date means it’s too late for you to do this action, you must start doing it within 12 months of the action’s start date. In the final year of this action’s duration, you must do the action until the end of your chosen minimum 5-month livestock removal period or this action’s end date, whichever is earlier

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim

Evidence to keep: You must keep written evidence that land entered into this action is prone to waterlogging, compaction or poaching. You can use a soil management plan you’ve already produced for SFI24 action CSAM1 or SFI23 action SAM1 to identify this. You must also keep the required written record of grazing activity and nitrogen application. You must supply this evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, OFC1, OFM1, PRF1, PRF2 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, CIPM1, CNUM1, CSAM1, OFC1, OFM1, PRF1, PRF2 SFI 2023 actions IPM1, NUM1, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CPAC1, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CWS1, CWS3 CS options OR1, OT1, SW15, SW16 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)

About this action: The following changes have been made to this action for SFI26 (compared with the SFI24 version): the total available area you enter into this action now only applies at the point of application; minor updates to standard wording which appears in all area-based SFI actions – see ‘Eligibility of protected land’ and ‘Available area you can enter into this action’

Duration: 3 years

How much you'll be paid: £115 per hectare (ha) per year

Where you can do this action: You can do this action on agricultural land which drains directly into a watercourse (stream, river or lake) that’s: located within a severely disadvantaged area (SDA) below the moorland line; identified by you as being prone to waterlogging, compaction and poaching – you must keep written evidence of this; an eligible land type (as defined in section 5.1.1 ‘Eligible land types’ in the SFI26 scheme information); registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps; declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover. Eligible land Eligible land type Eligible land cover Compatible land use code Permanent grassland – improved and low input Permanent grassland PG01 Eligibility of protected land Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs): Eligible – you must: give notice to Natural England to get SSSI consent before the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) can offer you an SFI26 agreement; have received SSSI consent from Natural England before you do this action (read section 10.1 ‘SSSI consent’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details). Historic and archaeological features: Eligible – you must get an SFI HEFER before you do this action (read section 5.3 ‘Land with historic or archaeological features’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this). Available area you can enter into this action Total available area in a land parcel (at the point of application). It’s your responsibility to check that the area you enter is eligible for this action. You must do this action on the area entered into your SFI26 agreement. If something happens which means you cannot complete this action on some or all of the area, you must tell the RPA in writing as soon as possible. Read section 12.2 ‘What to do if you cannot comply with your agreement’ in the SFI26 scheme information to find out how to do this. Rotational or static action This action is a static action. This means you must do it at the same location each year of this action’s duration

When to do it: You must do this action each year of its 3-year duration. If this action’s start date means it’s too late for you to do this action, you must start doing it within 12 months of the action’s start date. In the final year of this action’s duration, you must do this action until the end of the winter months, or this action’s end date, whichever is earlier

How to do it: It’s up to you how you do this action, as long as you: follow this action’s requirements – these are identified by a ‘must’; do the action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve this action’s aim

Evidence to keep: You must keep written evidence that land entered into this action is prone to waterlogging, compaction or poaching. You can use a soil management plan you’ve already produced for SFI24 action CSAM1 or SFI23 action SAM1 to identify this. You must also keep the required written record of grazing activity. You must supply this evidence if we ask for it

Other actions or options you can do on the same area as this action: You can do the following actions or options on the same area in a land parcel as this action. Scheme Action or option codes SFI 2026 actions AGF1, AGF2, CIGL3, OFC1, OFC2, OFM1, OFM2, PRF1, PRF2 SFI 2024 actions AGF1, AGF2, CIGL3, CIPM1, CNUM1, CSAM1, OFC1, OFC2, OFM1, OFM2, PRF1, PRF2 SFI 2023 actions IGL3, IPM1, NUM1, SAM1 CSHT actions from 2025 CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CPAC1, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CSW16, CWS1, CWS3 CS options OR1, OR2, OT1, OT2, SW16 ES options No ES revenue options 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 5.6 ‘Land that’s already in other funding schemes or grants’ in the SFI26 scheme information for more details. You can do the following actions or options on the eligible boundaries of a land parcel entered into this action: SFI 2026 actions: CHRW2, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2024 actions: CHRW1, CHRW2, CHRW3, BND1, BND2 and WBD2. SFI 2023 actions: HRW1, HRW2, HRW3. CSHT actions: CHRW4. CS options: BE3 (management of hedgerows)