(not) Sorry to say We claim nothing, We do as we please, no I don't need a " wildlife corridor" on my borders like my neighbors , to their cost . I'll pay for the planting of the woodlands out of my own pocket, some one close by got a FC grant and was plagued by the boy that came each year to count the trees,check the correct herbicide and beating up was done , no money until deer eaten trees replaced,that took care of the money
Set aside, dont get me started...... binned.
So , No forms , no measuring the land,counting the buttercups , etc etc. Happy days
I don't really recognise that at all.
I have a woodland scheme (admittedly a difficult application process) but I would not have been able to afford it without the grant, they pay an amount annually which covers beating up (even if I am a little out of pocket I am still benefiting from the trees), never been inspected, never been told I have to use herbicide.
I claim Basic Payment (a pitiful amount but it allows a little investment in the land that otherwise would not happen - lime this year). A simple online form that doesn't take long. Never had to measure land (except for the house site), never had to count buttercups, never had to put in a wildlife corridor, don't have to do anything for greening.
I do whatever I please and am pleased to do a little more than I would otherwise be able to do.
If big agribusiness can claim many thousands then why shouldn't I get a few hundreds.