Where to put a muck heap

[My_breadbagel]

Hi all! I’m in a bit of a fizz atm… someone asked on a fb group about where to put a muck heap, for a couple of people to say it legally can’t be on ground (has to be on concrete), can’t be near a ditch etc. I’m really confused! I’ve never heard this before?

 

[Prancerpoos]

From the UK gov site:

When you dispose of horse manure, it’s waste. Regulatory authorities will not normally take action if:

• it is used as soil fertiliser
• you limit its storage to the needs of the spreading operations carried out on your agricultural holdings

You must not spread horse waste near water. You must comply with Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZ) and groundwater legislation if your land falls under their remit when spreading manure or slurry.

You must not locate temporary heaps of field manure where there is risk of run-off:

• to nearby field drains
• within 10 metres of a watercourse
• within 50 metres of a spring, well or borehole that supplies water for human consumption

 

[My_breadbagel]

From the UK gov site:

When you dispose of horse manure, it’s waste. Regulatory authorities will not normally take action if:

• it is used as soil fertiliser
• you limit its storage to the needs of the spreading operations carried out on your agricultural holdings

You must not spread horse waste near water. You must comply with Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZ) and groundwater legislation if your land falls under their remit when spreading manure or slurry.

You must not locate temporary heaps of field manure where there is risk of run-off:

• to nearby field drains
• within 10 metres of a watercourse
• within 50 metres of a spring, well or borehole that supplies water for human consumption

That sounds more like what I was thinking beforehand

 

[PeterNatt]

This is what we have. It is called a BigAb

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

Hi all! I’m in a bit of a fizz atm… someone asked on a fb group about where to put a muck heap, for a couple of people to say it legally can’t be on ground (has to be on concrete), can’t be near a ditch etc. I’m really confused! I’ve never heard this before?

Mines on the ground where it was before we moved in 26 years ago, it is fenced off by our school and a footpath running nearby, never had a complaint. Except 26 years ago when we were burning it and neighbour complained her underpants smelt of smoke, nothing about poo smell.

 

[dorsetladette]

First thing we did when we moved on was move the muck heap away from neighbours houses. Seemed really inconsiderate to put it right across the road from them.