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Find out about grants and other funding support for agroforestry on your farmland.
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started on 1 January 2021
Details of the new payment rates for Countryside Stewardship (CS) revenue options that will apply to CS agreements from 1 January 2022
Modified terms and conditions, and summary of changes, for Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier and Higher Tier agreements between 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2020.
Facilitators bring together groups of farmers, foresters and other land managers to improve local environmental outcomes.
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started on 1 January 2020
Changes to Countryside Stewardship capital payment rates from January 2023.
Information about options, supplements and capital items for CS agreements - from applications made after 9 February 2021.
Use these calculators to help build a wild pollinator and farm wildlife package as part of a Mid Tier application.
This guidance explains what you need to do as an agreement holder.
Objectives and priorities of each of the 2024 Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund groups.
Read the agreement holder’s guide for agreements starting on or after 5 January 2023 until 31 December 2023.
Information for agreement holders about ending a Countryside Stewardship agreement.
When and how Countryside Stewardship agreement holders can create an annual declaration online for their revenue claim.
Information for Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship agreement holders on how to prepare for a site visit and what you are asked to provide.
Offers to help farmers and land managers protect wildlife and preserve the natural environment.
If you’re an existing Environmental Stewardship (ES) agreement holder, read how the end of cross compliance affects your agreement.
Changes to Countryside Stewardship revenue payment rates from January 2023.
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