| Case name - Bushes, outcrops/rock and bare ground. | |
| ISSUE - Rather big bushes, outcrops and bare ground are natural parts of many habitat types that are dependent on agricultural maintenance. Grazing/mowing of the close vicinity of these features is necessary in order for them to keep their character. The features contribute with a variety of microclimates which benefit different species, e.g. warmer patches and refuges for nesting and blooming, flowering bushes are important for pollinator foraging. These features are not static in their delimitation and there often is a gradual transition between them and the surroundings. | REPLY - Ineligible features and trees with a size above [100mò] which are inaccessible for grazing animals (i.e. there is no obvious access to animals) should be delineated in the LPIS reference layer, deducted from the MEA of the RP beforehand and they should be excluded, when applying the pro-rata system. Therefore they do not enter in the so-called "maximum 10% bonus" of the pro-rata system. For the remaining part of the RP the percentage of the scattered ineligible features and trees (in total) should be assessed and the category of the pro-rata system in which the RP falls registered in the LPIS reference layer. Each RP can only fall in one category of the pro-rata system. |
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