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How much youll be paid

3.95 per guard

Where you can use this item

You can use this item on trees on a land parcel if youre already using the land parcel for:

• [ORH1: Manage traditional orchards]
• [CHRW2: Manage hedgerows]
• [WOD1: Manage wood pasture and parkland]

You can also use this item when planting in-field agroforestry trees.

Where you cannot use this item

You cannot use this item with:

• TE7: Tree guard (wood post and rail)
• TE8: Tree guard (wood post and wire)

How this item benefits the environment

This item protects trees from damage caused by grazing animals and wild animals.

What you must do to use this item

You must:

• erect tree guards at least 1.5m high which are made of a tree tube and stake
• use chicken wire to prevent animals from grazing or rubbing against the tree (barbed wire can be fastened around the chicken wire to provide extra protection)
• design tree guards to allow access for formative pruning, applying mulch and clearing vegetation around the base of each tree

You must not:

• fasten guards to the tree
• attach guards so they rub against, constrict or damage the tree in any way

Evidence you must keep

You must keep photographs of the completed work and provide with your claim.

You must also keep and provide on request:

• any consents or permissions connected with the work
• receipted invoices, or bank statements where a receipted invoice is unavailable
• photographs of existing trees to be protected

Please see the record keeping and site visit requirements in the Agreement holders guide: Capital Grants, Higher Tier capital grants, and Protection and Infrastructure grants for more information.

Other items and actions you can use with this item

Capital items

You can use this item with:

• TE1: Planting standard hedgerow tree
• TE2: Planting standard parkland tree
• TE3: Planting fruit trees
• [AF1: Plant an agroforestry woodland tree]
• [AF2: Plant an agroforestry fruit tree]