Hedges and CSS buffer strips.

[mikep]

Hi
This has probably been covered before but can anyone tell me if you can count hedges as greening in an arable field if they have SW1 6m buffer strips between them and the field i.e. they are more than 5m from arable land?
TIA
mikep

 

[chipchap]

The buffer strip is still arable land isn't it?

 

[mikep]

The buffer strip is still arable land isn't it?

I would have thought so but just wonder if anyone can confirm that.

 

[Brisel]

Yes. The SW1 is an arable option so hedges will qualify for EFA. The guidance isn't entirely clear on this because it doesn't consider CS.