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Countryside Stewardship forms

Use these forms to apply for or support a Countryside Stewardship (CS) agreement.

• From: Rural Payments Agency, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Forestry Commission, and Natural England
• Published: 17 November 2015
• Last updated: 8 February 2022 — See all updates

See the main Countryside Stewardship (CS) page for information about the scheme.

All elements of CS

• Land ownership and control form: Countryside Stewardship
  • 3 February 2020
  • Form
• Minor and temporary adjustment (MTA) form: Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship
  • 20 December 2019
  • Form
• Whole Business Claim Declaration form: Countryside Stewardship
  • 8 February 2022
  • Form
• Change land tenure form
  • 22 February 2022
  • Form
• Countryside Stewardship scheme query form
  • 25 November 2019
  • Form

Mid Tier, Wildlife Offers and Higher Tier

• Building maintenance plan and log: Countryside Stewardship
  • 23 September 2020
  • Form
• Building wildlife assessment: Countryside Stewardship
  • 3 February 2020
  • Form
• Common land and shared grazing form: Countryside Stewardship
  • 3 February 2020
  • Form
• Consent for soil sampling on scheduled monuments: Countryside Stewardship
  • 14 March 2016
  • Form
• HS6 and HS7 structural maintenance plan and record forms: Countryside Stewardship
  • 3 February 2020
  • Form
• Livestock record-keeping: Countryside Stewardship
  • 15 July 2019
  • Form
• Organic viability plan: Countryside Stewardship
  • 3 February 2020
  • Form
• Permanent grassland assessment form: Countryside Stewardship
  • 17 August 2020
  • Form
• Ponds for wildlife and historic interest assessment: Countryside Stewardship
  • 3 February 2020
  • Form
• Runoff and soil erosion risk assessment: Countryside Stewardship
  • 3 February 2020
  • Form

Higher Tier

• Ditch, dyke and rhine restoration assessment form: Countryside Stewardship
  • 3 February 2020
  • Form
• Farm facts template: Countryside Stewardship
  • 6 July 2015
  • Form
• Farm visit evaluation: Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship
  • 6 July 2015
  • Form

Capital Grants

You can also use Rural Payments to apply online for the Capital Grants

• Capital grants application form: Countryside Stewardship
  • 9 February 2022
  • Form

Protection and Infrastructure Grant

• Countryside Stewardship: Protection and Infrastructure Grant application form
  • 8 February 2022
  • Form

Woodland support

You can also use Rural Payments to apply online for a Woodland Management Plan Grant.

• Woodland Management Plan grant application form: Countryside Stewardship
  • 9 February 2021
  • Form
• Woodland Tree Health grant application form: Countryside Stewardship
  • 9 February 2021
  • Form

Facilitation fund

• Claim a facilitation fund grant and record progress: Countryside Stewardship
  • 6 December 2021
  • Form

Published 17 November 2015
Last updated 8 February 2022 + show all updates

1. 8 February 2022

   Added CS: Protection and Infrastructure Grant

2. 9 February 2021

   Links to new Capital Grant, Woodland Creation and Maintenance, Woodland Management Plan and Woodland Tree Health application forms added.

3. 8 December 2020

   Added Countryside Stewardship Scheme query form to the list

4. 9 April 2020

   Change land tenure form added

5. 26 March 2019

   Added Whole business claim declaration form

6. 18 February 2019

   Updated the Land Ownership Control Form for 2019 Applications

7. 4 July 2018

   Minor and temporary adjustment form added.

8. 11 April 2016

   Updated page to include Mid Tier and Higher Tier example application forms.

9. 17 November 2015

   First published.