Guidance

Hedgerows and boundaries grant manual for 2020 agreements: Countryside Stewardship

Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started in 2020.

Applies to England

Documents

Details

Use the manual to understand the rules and conditions that apply to hedgerows and boundaries agreements that started in 2020.

Use the options, supplements and capital items documents:

  • to understand the rules for each option, supplement and capital item
  • for advice on carrying out options, supplements and capital items

Use the Countryside Stewardship (CS) forms page to apply or get support for a CS agreement.

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The manual has been designed with portrait and landscape pages. To make sure these print correctly, select ‘auto rotate’ in your printer settings before you print.

Published 15 January 2018
Last updated 9 February 2021 + show all updates
  1. Hedgerows and Boundaries scheme rules for agreements starting in 2020 moved to the Agreement Holders' page.

  2. How to apply guide made accessible

  3. Page updated to reflect the scheme deadline.

  4. Minor update to the Hedgerows and Boundaries Grant manual to clarify that land under an UELS/HLS agreement is no longer ineligible for this scheme.

  5. Hedgerows and Boundaries Grant overview leaflet added to the page.

  6. Replaced 4 May deadline with 30 June on page 24 of the 'How to apply online for a Hedgerows and Boundaries Grant' document.

  7. Publication of Hedgerows and Boundaries Grant manual for agreements starting in 2020.

  8. Information updated following 3 May application deadline.

  9. Version 2.0 of 'How to apply online for a Hedgerows and Boundaries grant' published.

  10. Opened for applications on 18 February

  11. Grant now closed for applications.

  12. Supplementary information form for online applications added.

  13. Added closing date and guidance on how to apply online.

  14. First published.