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  • use wood treated with a non-toxic, low odourodour, and preservative product
  • make sure no nails or rough sawn edges are left exposed
  • fit the gate frame and floor block into the fence, stapling the wire to the wooden frame
  • sink the frame into the ground until the floor block sits at ground level

  You must either:

  • allow a period for the badgers to use the open gategate, and then fit the wooden flap, holding it at the top on a pivotpivot, so it can open and close freely both waysways, or
  • fit the flap with the rest of the gate and hold it open with wire until the badgers start using the gate regularly

  You must also construct the badger gate to the following dimensions (in millimetres):

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  • 2 uprights – 450mm by 40mm by 40mm

  EvidenceKeeping you must keep records

  You must keep photographs of the completedfollowing workrecords and providesupply them with your claim.payment claim:

  • photographs of the completed work.

  You must also keep the following records and providesupply them on request:

  • any consents or permissions connected with the work
  • receipted invoices or bank statements where a receipted invoice is unavailable
  • photographs of the existing site before work starts
  • the item specificationspecification, (ifif required)required

  ReadPlease see the record keeping and siteinspection visit requirements as set out in the Agreementrelevant holder’sMid guide:Tier, Higher Tier or Capital Grants,Grants Higherguidance Tierfor capitalmore grantsdetail. andYou Protectioncan find the latest guidance at Countryside Stewardship: get funding to protect and Infrastructureimprove grantsthe forland moreyou information.manage.

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  ChoosingHow to choose a site

  Before putting up a fence, check the proposed fence line carefully for badger runs or paths. Runs arewill be most clearly visible during the spring.spring, This is when badger activity is high,high and vegetation is not at full height. Well-used paths arewill often be distinct and relatively clear of vegetation because of repeated trampling.

  Before installing the gate:gate

  • cut a gap in the netting approximately 200mm wide by 300mm high where the fence crosses a badger run
  • leave the gap open until badgers are regularly using it
  • cut extra holes in any places along the fence where damage occurs (for extra gates to be installed)

  You should install the gatesgate(s) in the gapsgap(s) once badgers have become used to the fence.

  Find

  How out how to avoidmaintain harming badgers and whether a licence is needed.

  Maintaining the gate

  Check the gate regularly to make sure it does not become blocked or fall into disrepair.

  Biodiversity

  BritishThis Standardsitem has been identified as being beneficial for biodiversity. All Countryside Stewardship habitat creation, restoration and management options are of great significance for biodiversity recovery, as are the wide range of arable options in the scheme. Capital items and supplements can support this habitat work depending on the holding’s situation and potential.

  CheckThe connectivity of habitats is also very important and habitat options should be linked wherever possible. Better connectivity will allow wildlife to makemove/colonise surefreely theto workaccess meetswater, relevantfood, Britishshelter Standardsand breeding habitat, and will allow natural communities of both animals and plants to adapt in response to environmental and climate change.

  Further information

  Find out how to avoid harming badgers and whether a licence is needed.

  Read Countryside Stewardship: get funding to protect and improve the land you manage to find out more information about Mid Tier, Higher Tier and Capital Grants including how to apply.