UPL4: Keep cattle and ponies on moorland supplement (minimum 30% GLU)

What the action involves

This supplemental action’s aim is that at least 30% of the grazing livestock units (GLU) on moorland are cattle or ponies, or a combination of both.

The purpose of this is to:

create a more varied sward structure
control scrub, bracken and coarse vegetation
increase wildlife diversity

What you must do

At least 30% of the GLU on land entered into UPL1, UPL2 or UPL3 must be cattle or ponies, or a combination of both.

You must include the following information in the written stocking calendar required for UPL1, UPL2 and UPL3:

dates you plan to graze the land parcel with cattle, ponies or both during each calendar month
monthly numbers of cattle, ponies or both, including the age bracket for cattle

How to do this action

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.

When to do it

You must do this action from its start date, throughout each year of its 3-year duration.

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.

Some actions or options can only be done on the same area if they’re done at a different time of year to this action. For example, winter cover followed by a summer companion crop. Read ‘What to do’ and ‘When to do it’ to find out when this action must be done.

Scheme Action or option codes

SFI actions Same as your selected base action

CS options Same as your selected base action

ES options Same as your selected base action

SFI pilot Same as your selected base action standards

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

You can do one of the following supplemental actions on the same area as this supplemental action:

SPM4: Keep native breeds on extensively managed habitats supplement (50- 80%)
SPM5: Keep native breeds on extensively managed habitats supplement (more than 80%)

The same action in other schemes

The same action appears in the other schemes under a different code. The work is broadly the same; the rate and the length of the commitment are not.

SFI26 — UPL5: £18 per hectare per year, over 3 years
CS Higher Tier — CUP15: £7 per hectare per year, over 10 years

Eligibility, land types and admin detail

Where you can do it

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

If you apply for this supplemental action, you cannot apply for the following supplemental actions on the same area:

UPL5: Keep cattle and ponies on moorland supplement (minimum 70% GLU)
UPL6: Keep cattle and ponies on moorland supplement (minimum 100%

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

This is the same as your selected base action.

Rotational or static