Guidance & Funding
This section is for your information only:
Isle of Man
There is no funding available for control of bracken
Northern Ireland
Countryside Management Scheme is closed to applications for funding, however guidance on bracken control can be
found on the following link.
www.ruralni.gov.uk/index/environment/countryside_management
Republic of Ireland
There are no specific rules dealing with the control of bracken and no funding is available for this purpose.
The Pesticide Control Service is the competetant Authority for regulation of pesticides in Ireland. All plant
protection products, which includes herbicides,placed on the Irish market, must first be approved by PCS.
A list of herbicides approved for use in Ireland is listed under the Products section on the website.
http://www.pcs.agriculture.gov.ie/
Scottish Government
The following link to the Scotland Rural Development Programme 2007 - 2013 may provide funding if certain criteria are met:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Rural/SRDP
The following link to the Bracken Management Programme for Habitat Enhancement may provide funding if
certain criteria are met:
SEPA
Published guidance on bracken control can be downloaded from the SEPA websitehttp://www.sepa.org.uk/land/land_publications.aspx
Aerial Spraying
SEPA have simplified the process of applying to undertake aerial spraying. A new web-based form will hopefully make things
faster and easier. Under the new scheme, one form is sent electronically into SEPA which in turn contacts Scottish Water
and SNH, and then SEPA feeds back any specific requirements back to the applicant. On-line application is available by
following this link:
Crofters Commission
Funding may be available for bracken control for crofters under the Crofting Counties Agricultural Grants (Scotland) 2008 Scheme (CCAGS).
Details can be found on the Crofters Comission website.
http://www.crofterscommission.org.uk/CCAGS-Agricultural-Grants.asp
Natural England
Funding may be available for bracken control under the Higher Level Stewardship Scheme. Contact your local office for details and information or follow this link.
http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/planning/grants-funding/es/hls/default.htm
Welsh Assembly Government
From the Rural Development Plan Management Unit:
- Bracken Control is not applicable under the Tir Cynnal scheme.
- Unless a customer is already in the Environmentally Sensitive Areas scheme there is nothing under the other schemes of ESA, Habitat, Organic Farming
- Farm Woodland Scheme or Farm Woodland Premium Scheme.
- There are grants available under the Tir Gofal scheme however the customer needs to be in the scheme or on the application list to receive these grants.
The scheme is currently closed to new applicants.
Please click on the relevant link to find the RDP Executive Summary which as a list of the schemes and relevant contact points for further information.
Forestry Commission
For information on bracken control and the use of chemicals in and around Forestry Commission sites please contact your nearest Forestry Commission Office.
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/scotland
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/wales
