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

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. Inspection: Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship
   • 28 June 2018
   • Guidance
4. Additions, transfers and option changes to existing agreements: Environmental Stewardship
   • 23 September 2015
   • Guidance
5. Educational access visits on your land: Environmental Stewardship
   • 11 September 2014
   • Guidance
6. Hot and dry weather conditions in England
   • 3 August 2018
   • Guidance
7. How to get paid under an agreement: Environmental Stewardship
   • 12 June 2018
   • Guidance
8. How HS2 affects payments for stewardship scheme agreements
   • 27 March 2018
   • Guidance
9. HS2 information for farmers and growers
   • 30 August 2017
   • Guidance
10. Temporary Prescription Adjustments
    • 31 October 2018
    • Guidance

Forms: all scheme levels

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

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

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

Forms: Higher Level Stewardship

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