Features Awarded Points For ELS

Question 1

Hedgerows

Answer 1

• At least 1.5 m tall
• no fertilisers or pesticides applied within 2 m
• at least 2 year interval between cutting
• no cutting during the bird breeding season

Question 2

Ditches

Answer 2

• No cultivation within 2m
• no fertilisers or pesticides applied within 1m of the bank top
• ditches may only be cleared once on a 5year period

Question 3

Stone walls

Answer 3

• Must be protected from deterioration

- repairs must use traditional materials

Question 4

In field trees

Answer 4

• No farming activities may take place under the tree canopy

- Fallen timber must be left below the canopy

Question 5

Beetle banks

Answer 5

• 2m wide and 0.4m high
• gaps at end no more than 25m
• sown with tussocky grasses

Question 6

Skylark nesting plots

Answer 6

• used in fields over 5Ha
• not in tree edged fields
• unsown area 3-12 m in each direction