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Guidance
Countryside Stewardship: Higher Tier manual
- From:
- Forestry Commission, Natural England, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, and Rural Payments Agency
- Part of:
- Countryside Stewardship and Countryside Stewardship: woodland support
- Published:
- 14 March 2016
- Last updated:
- 15 March 2017, see all updates
- Applies to:
- England
Find out about Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier and how to apply.
Documents
Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier manual
PDF, 2.38MB, 160 pages
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Higher Tier options, supplements and capital items
PDF, 1.22MB, 209 pages
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Mid Tier options, supplements and capital items (can also be included in a Higher Tier application)
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/509966/cs-mid-tier-options-supplements-capital-items.pdf
Higher Tier conversion guidance
PDF, 171KB, 4 pages
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Higher Tier application quick guide
PDF, 55.6KB, 2 pages
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Details
These documents explain:
- the Higher Tier of Countryside Stewardship
- the application process
- the options, supplements and capital items available under Higher Tier
- when existing Environmental Stewardship Higher Level Stewardship agreements can be converted to Higher Tier agreements
Higher Tier closed for applications on 5 May 2017.
Information about the options, supplements and capital items is also available in the Countryside Stewardship grants finder.
The manual has been designed with portrait and landscape pages. Before printing, select ‘auto rotate’ in your printer settings.
Contact
Contact Natural England if you have any queries:
Countryside Stewardship (Technical services)
Natural England
County Hall, Spetchley Road
Worcester
WR5 2NP
Email enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk
Telephone 0208 026 1089
See the main Countryside Stewardship page for more information.
Document information
Published: 14 March 2016
Updated: 15 March 2017
- Quick guide to application process added.
- New versions of manual, options document and conversion guidance for 2017 application round.
- Added manual addendum about 'dual use' with the Basic Payment Scheme.
- Replaced Higher Tier options, supplements and items document. Minor change to text.
- Replaced the initial version of the Higher Tier options, supplements and capital items PDF with revised version.
- Added document for Higher Tier options, supplements and capital items.
- First published.