Guidance

Monitoring and evidence gathering: operations note 50

How to use the optional Countryside Stewardship monitoring report and photographic monitoring report templates.

From:
Forestry Commission
Published
9 April 2019
Last updated
12 August 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Monitoring and evidence gathering: operations note 50

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CS monitoring schedule

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.66 MB

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CS photo monitoring report

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CS photo monitoring report (without macros)

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Details

Use this guide and forms if you need to monitor and report on progress within a Countryside Stewardship (CS) agreement for woodland improvement WD2.

This guidance is only relevant for agreements starting before February 2024.

This guide covers:

  • how to complete the sections within the CS monitoring schedule
  • how to complete the CS photo monitoring report

Further information

You can find information about how to prepare a deer management plan from The Deer Initiative.

Updates to this page

Published 9 April 2019
Last updated 12 August 2025 show all updates

  1. Added a note that the guide is only relevant for agreements starting before February 2024.

  2. Added an updated version of the monitoring schedule spreadsheet.

  3. Added new version of the CS Monitoring Schedule.

  4. Added a new version of the CS monitoring schedule.

  5. Updated Monitoring and Evidence Gathering: operations note 50 and CS Monitoring Schedule.

  6. First published.

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