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Find protected areas, check if your business or home is near one and what environmental restrictions apply.
Definition of rural areas using the Rural Urban Classification.
This page tells you how to identify common constraints and designations within your forestry project’s proposal area and sets out what you must consider or do in relation to individual constraints.
Countryside Code, access to the countryside, landscape
Statistical estimates for the allocation of identifiable expenditure between the UK countries and 9 English regions.
This series provides annual information on the uptake of options and a regional summary of Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship agreements.
Find nature reserves, national parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and green spaces
Understand the role of Natural England, local authorities and partnerships when designating or managing AONBs in England.
What farmers, foresters and land managers need to know and do before applying for a Countryside Stewardship grant, and how to manage a grant agreement.
The Agency was formed from the merger of the Countryside Commission and the Rural Development Commission. The Agency became part of Natural England in 2006.
Find the statement of Countryside Stewardship funding priorities for your area to help make a successful application.
Part of a series collecting key facts and figures on new homes and regeneration.
Understand how to use the Countryside Stewardship targeting priorities interactive maps to find out the main environmental priorities for the Countryside Stewardship application area.
Maps of rural areas in the south-west region (Census 2001).
Maps of rural areas in the south-east region (Census 2001).
How to check and update your land maps before applying for Countryside Stewardship.
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