AC2: Countryside educational access visits accreditation

Find out about eligibility and requirements for the countryside educational access visits accreditation item.

• From: Rural Payments Agency and Natural England
• Published: 2 April 2015
• Last updated: 7 February 2023 — See all updates

• Grant type: Capital item
• Land use: Educational access, Uplands, Woodland
• Tiers or standalone items: Higher Tier, Mid Tier
• Funding (per unit per year): £201 to £300

How much will be paid

£277.26 once per agreement.

Where to use this item

It is available for Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier and Higher Tier (including WD2: Woodland Improvement) on agreements that contain:

• ED1 - Educational access

How this item will benefit the environment

This allows one member from the agreement holding to go to a training course and become accredited at carrying out enhanced educational experiences.

Requirements

You must:

• send one person from the holding to a CEVAS Plus - new training to host school visits on the farm training course.

Keeping records

You must keep the following records and send a copy with your payment claim:

• a copy of the accreditation certificate

Further information

You can find more information on the CEVAS website.

Read Countryside Stewardship: get funding to protect and improve the land you manage to find out more information about Mid Tier and Higher Tier including how to apply.

Published 2 April 2015
Last updated 7 February 2023 + show all updates

1. 1 February 2023

   'Where to use this item' updated to include WD2: Woodland Improvement

2. 27 April 2022

   Edited to include eligibility for Mid Tier.

3. 11 February 2020

   The Keeping records section of this page has been updated

4. 8 March 2017

   Updated for 2017 applications.

5. 29 March 2016

   Information updated for applications in 2016.

6. 2 April 2015

   First published.