freshwaters or Avoid poaching when sensitive habitats. Take of nitrate lost will be cut coastal waters. extending the grazing particular care when down. (2) The land season or out-wintering stock or when Where possible, grazing manager must stock - this can reduce grazing forage crops or cattle should not have ensure that a subsequent production, crop residues. direct access to livestock feeder is or cause pollution to 454. You should consider watercourses. not positioned on surface water by run-off providing hard standing agricultural land— or soil erosion and around permanent (a)within 10 metres damage other sensitive feeders, water troughs of inland habitats. Take particular and in gateways to freshwaters or care when grazing forage reduce poaching and coastal waters, or crops or crop residues. run-off into field drains, (b)within 50 metres ditches and of a spring, well or You should move surface waters. borehole. supplementary feeders to 455. You must follow the (3) For agricultural avoid poaching the soil in Environmental Impact land to which any situations where it Assessment Regulations paragraph (2) does will lead to run-off and (reference 30). not apply, the land erosion. Wherever You should not manager must possible, keep livestock overgraze natural or ensure that any out of surface water. If it semi-natural vegetation. factors which mean is necessary 456. You should move there would be a for them to drink direct supplementary feeders to significant risk of from a surface water, avoid poaching the soil in agricultural diffuse limit the area to which all situations where it will pollution are taken they have access such lead to run-off and into account when as by installing a drinking erosion. On natural or deciding where to bay. semi-natural vegetation, locate a livestock this is a feeder. legal requirement, and (4) In paragraph (3), currently a cross the factors include compliance requirement. those in regulation 4(2).
freshwaters or coastal waters. (2) The land manager must ensure that a livestock feeder is not positioned on agricultural land— (a)within 10 metres of inland freshwaters or coastal waters, or (b)within 50 metres of a spring, well or borehole. (3) For agricultural land to which paragraph (2) does not apply, the land manager must ensure that any factors which mean there would be a significant risk of agricultural diffuse pollution are taken into account when deciding where to locate a livestock feeder. (4) In paragraph (3), the factors include those in regulation 4(2). Avoid poaching when extending the grazing season or out-wintering stock - this can reduce subsequent production, or cause pollution to surface water by run-off or soil erosion and damage other sensitive habitats. Take particular care when grazing forage crops or crop residues. You should move supplementary feeders to avoid poaching the soil in any situations where it will lead to run-off and erosion. Wherever possible, keep livestock out of surface water. If it is necessary for them to drink direct from a surface water, limit the area to which they have access such as by installing a drinking bay. sensitive habitats. Take particular care when stock or when grazing forage crops or crop residues. 454. You should consider providing hard standing around permanent feeders, water troughs and in gateways to reduce poaching and run-off into field drains, ditches and surface waters. 455. You must follow the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations (reference 30). You should not overgraze natural or semi-natural vegetation. 456. You should move supplementary feeders to avoid poaching the soil in all situations where it will lead to run-off and erosion. On natural or semi-natural vegetation, this is a legal requirement, and currently a cross compliance requirement. of nitrate lost will be cut down. Where possible, grazing cattle should not have direct access to watercourses.
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