This is a Government payment scheme that supports farmers in providing for the environment and ecosystems of the landscape that they manage. The screenshots in Gallery format cover most of the provisions listed in 2014 (excluding wetland and organic listings), with an update in 2023 lower down the page showing percentage rises as stated on Gov.uk. Amounts normally apply per hectare (roughly half an acre). BE3 (Hedgerow Management) pays £10 per meter, regardless of how those hedgerows are managed, whether guidelines are followed or not. Hedgerow Defenders purports that payments should align with sustainable, eco-sensitive methods.

Read the Government Guidelines to identify the ambiguities and freedoms of interpretation regarding hedgerow management.

(HD NOTE: Management of Hedgerows (BE 3) is paid per meter)

An excerpt from a blog on the Gov.uk website by Jonathan Baker on
​"Introducing SFI Management payments and changes to Countryside Stewardship rates" published on 5th January 2023:
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​We have already lost 70% of our native wildlife. Change the way things are done NOW!