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eAlert: 1 February 2021 - Changes to Countryside Stewardship dates

Published 10 February 2021

Applies to England

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1. 01 February 2021

Find out about changes to Countryside Stewardship important dates and the updated Woodland Creation and Maintenance grant. Also find a link to complete our customer survey if you have had a decision from us along with a ‘you said… we did…’ from previous comments.

2. Important dates for Countryside Stewardship 2021

Updated Woodland Creation and Maintenance Grant.

An updated Countryside Stewardship Woodland Creation and Maintenance (WCM) grant will be open from 9 February 2021. The rates of the grants are not affected but the application process has been refreshed. If you are seeking to create new woodland through Countryside Stewardship in 2021/22 onwards please apply for the Woodland Creation Maintenance grant, full details including new manuals and application forms are available from 9 February on the GOV.UK Countryside Stewardship: how to apply page under Woodland support.

For applicants thinking of applying for the Higher Tier Woodland Improvement (WD2 and associated capital items) grant, for either Mixed or Woodland Only applications, please note:

  • the deadline for requesting a Higher Tier application pack is 31 March 2021
  • the initial deadline for application submission is 30 April 2021
  • the deadline for finalising applications is 31 August 2021

3. We are always listening and adapting to help our customers

Have you responded to one of our customer surveys?

Thank you for your continued custom with us, if you have received a decision from us on a grant or licence, we would have invited you to complete our customer survey in the decision letter. Please do take this opportunity to comment on our performance so we can continue to improve our service. The survey is available for you to complete anytime after a decision via this link.

3.1 You said…..

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3.2 We did…..

We have been working hard to improve our response times and staffing levels to ensure you get the best experience possible from ourselves despite these unprecedented times.

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