Guidance

Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT)

Find out when and how to apply for CSHT funding from 2025 and how to manage your agreement.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Rural Payments Agency
• Published: 10 September 2025

Applies to England

Documents

CSHT applicant's guide

Ref: v1.0

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CSHT application checklist

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Select CSHT actions

Ref: Find funding for land or farms tool

https://www.gov.uk/find-funding-for-land-or-farms

CSHT actions (print version)

Ref: v1.0

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CSHT agreement holder's guide

Ref: v1.0

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CSHT agreement terms and conditions

Ref: v1.0

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Details

This CSHT guidance replaces the preview guidance published in December 2024.

Your CSHT agreement comprises:

• CSHT applicant’s guide
• CSHT agreement holder’s guide
• CSHT terms and conditions
• selected CSHT actions and capital items

Read the applicant’s guide to understand when you can prepare a CSHT application, get pre-application advice and apply.

Use the application checklist to make sure you’ve followed all steps in the application process.

Select CSHT actions using the Find funding for land or farms tool.

Read the agreement holder’s guide to understand how to manage your agreement.

Read the terms and conditions that you will need to comply with under the scheme.

Published 10 September 2025