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Countryside Stewardship forms

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

Published 17 November 2015
Last updated 11 April 2016 — see all updates

• From: Forestry Commission, Natural England, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, and Rural Payments Agency

See the main Countryside Stewardship page for information about the scheme.

Higher Tier

1. Countryside Stewardship: ditch, dyke and rhine restoration assessment form

   • 5 October 2015
   • Form

2. Countryside Stewardship: farm facts template

   • 6 July 2015
   • Form

3. Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship: farm visit evaluation

   • 6 July 2015
   • Form

Mid Tier and Higher Tier: joint forms

1. Countryside Stewardship: building maintenance plan and log

   • 6 July 2015
   • Form

2. Countryside Stewardship: building wildlife assessment

   • 6 July 2015
   • Form

3. Countryside Stewardship: common land and shared grazing form

   • 26 August 2015
   • Form

4. Countryside Stewardship: consent for soil sampling on scheduled monuments

   • 14 March 2016
   • Form

5. Countryside Stewardship: HS6 and HS7 structural maintenance plan and record forms

   • 6 July 2015
   • Form

6. Countryside Stewardship: livestock record-keeping

   • 21 March 2016
   • Form

7. Countryside Stewardship: organic viability plan

   • 25 September 2015
   • Form

8. Permanent grassland assessment form: Countryside Stewardship

   • 15 January 2018
   • Form

9. Countryside Stewardship: ponds for wildlife and historic interest assessment

   • 6 July 2015
   • Form

10. Runoff and soil erosion risk assessment: Countryside Stewardship

    • 5 October 2015
    • Form

Hedgerows and boundaries

You can also use Rural Payments to apply online for a hedgerows and boundaries grant.

1. Capital grant application form: Countryside Stewardship

   • 19 June 2018
   • Form

Woodland support

You can also use Rural Payments to apply online for a woodland management plan grant.

1. Capital grant application form: Countryside Stewardship

   • 19 June 2018
   • Form

2. Woodland management plans and tree health support: change an agreement

   • 17 February 2015
   • Form

3. Woodland management plans and tree health support: change ownership

   • 17 February 2015
   • Form

4. Woodland management plans, woodland creation and tree health support: claim a payment

   • 17 February 2015
   • Form

Facilitation fund

1. Countryside Stewardship facilitation fund: claim a grant and record progress

   • 25 January 2017
   • Form

Other forms

1. Countryside Stewardship: land ownership and control form

   • 1 February 2016
   • Form

Published 17 November 2015
Last updated 11 April 2016 + show all updates

1. 11 April 2016 Updated page to include Mid Tier and Higher Tier example application forms.
2. 17 November 2015 First published.