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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 3 August 2017 — see all updates

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

Guidance

1. Agreement holders’ information: Environmental Stewardship

   • 19 September 2017
   • Guidance

2. How to get paid under an agreement: Environmental Stewardship

   • 29 March 2018
   • Guidance

3. Environmental Stewardship: additions, transfers and option changes to existing agreements

   • 23 September 2015
   • Guidance

4. Environmental Stewardship: educational access visits on your land

   • 11 September 2014
   • Guidance

5. Environmental Stewardship: site inspection and what impact it has on your agreement

   • 11 September 2014
   • 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

HS2 guidance

1. How HS2 affects payments for stewardship scheme agreements

   • 27 March 2018
   • Guidance

2. HS2 information for farmers and growers

   • 30 August 2017
   • Guidance

Published 17 April 2015
Last updated 3 August 2017 + show all updates

1. 3 August 2017 Guidance for agreement holders affected by HS2.
2. 17 April 2015 First published.