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Environmental Stewardship: guidance and forms for agreement holders

Use these documents to meet the requirements for an Entry Level Stewardship (ELS), Organic ELS, Uplands ELS or Higher Level Stewardship agreement.

Published 17 April 2015
Last updated 1 August 2018 — see all updates

• From: Natural England and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Hot and dry weather conditions

See the guidance for farmers finding it difficult to meet scheme requirements.

The deadline for Natural England to receive Environmental Stewardship (ES) revenue claims and amendments was 11 June 2018. Natural England will not accept any further revenue claims in 2018.

The extension of the Countryside Stewardship payment claim deadline does not apply to ES claims.

Guidance

1. Agreement holders’ information: Environmental Stewardship
   • 1 August 2018
   • Guidance
2. Changes to digital maps that may affect stewardship and forestry scheme agreements
   • 4 July 2018
   • Guidance
3. Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship inspection
   • 28 June 2018
   • Guidance
4. Environmental Stewardship: additions, transfers and option changes to existing agreements
   • 23 September 2015
   • Guidance
5. Environmental Stewardship: educational access visits on your land
   • 11 September 2014
   • Guidance
6. How to get paid under an agreement: Environmental Stewardship
   • 12 June 2018
   • Guidance
7. How HS2 affects payments for stewardship scheme agreements
   • 27 March 2018
   • Guidance
8. HS2 information for farmers and growers
   • 30 August 2017
   • Guidance

Forms: all scheme levels

1. Environmental Stewardship: agent authorisation
   • 13 February 2015
   • Form
2. Environmental Stewardship: shared grazing and common land
   • 19 October 2011
   • Form
3. Environmental Stewardship: supplementary land ownership and control
   • 22 January 2009
   • Form
4. Environmental Stewardship: livestock record-keeping
   • 11 April 2016
   • Form

Forms: Entry Level Stewardship (ELS), Organic ELS and Uplands ELS

1. Entry Level Stewardship: minor change notice (derogation)
   • 25 February 2014
   • Form
2. Organic Entry Level Stewardship: Field parcel reconciliation
   • 22 January 2009
   • Form

Forms: Higher Level Stewardship

1. Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship: farm visit evaluation
   • 6 July 2015
   • Form
2. Higher Level Stewardship: VAT declaration
   • 4 December 2017
   • Form
3. Higher Level Stewardship: minor change request (derogation)
   • 19 January 2012
   • Form
4. Higher Level Stewardship: source of British native-origin seed
   • 22 January 2009
   • Form

Published 17 April 2015
Last updated 1 August 2018 + show all updates

1. 1 August 2018 Link to guidance for those finding it difficult to meet scheme requirements due to hot and dry weather conditions.
2. 12 June 2018 Deadline for late applications and amendments has passed.
3. 1 June 2018 Deadline for late amendments to claims is 11 June.
4. 16 May 2018 Deadline for late claims is 11 June 2018. Deadline for amendments to claims is 31 May.
5. 3 August 2017 Guidance for agreement holders affected by HS2.
6. 17 April 2015 First published.