Farmers agree therefore to farm with consideration for the local environment and do not participate in any destructive farming methods. Farmers do not plough or graze livestock in the meadows in the lead up to hay timing; the hay cutting is timed to allow the wild seeds to set and for the ground nesting birds to hatch and fledge their young. The use of chemicals is severely restricted and farmers are encouraged to look at a more organic system. Silage can only be made under special rules that allow birds and flowers to prosper.

Barns, walls and outbuildings are maintained by the farmer to provide a continuity of landscape and habitat for ground feeders and any remaining woodland is also managed to ensure the woodlands of the Upper Dale continue as a valuable part of the landscape.