Comment from GPW The Defra Comment that “the savings made will protect other biodiversity and environ “ seems a bit of spin when the payments for next eight years for EA related to farms moving from CSS to new HLS are about £2 million compared with £1.4 billion for the rest of the programme that’s 0.14% !!! ( a skylark plot or maybe half of a skylark plot per season in exchange for general education of 2 million children over the period )
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/country-view/farming/cutting_off_the_roots_of_learning_1_3145431