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Bridging Payments for Countryside Stewardship customers
Farmers and land managers with a 2017 Countryside Stewardship agreement will receive a Bridging Payment for 75% of the current estimated value of their claim
Extension of Countryside Stewardship payment claim deadline
The payment claim deadline for Countryside Stewardship customers is being extended to 15 June 2018
£2m funding for rural communities to restore historic buildings
A new grant scheme is being piloted this year in five National Parks, offering funding for land managers to restore their historic farm buildings.
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Bridging Payments for Countryside Stewardship customers
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Bats: mitigation class licence to allow low impact work on bat roosts (CL21)
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Woodland management plan grant: Countryside Stewardship
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