Countryside Stewardship Scheme 2021
The Countryside Stewardship Scheme, which provides funding to farmers and landowners for implementing measures which protect and enhance the environment, has just opened for applications in 2021.
What is the countryside stewardship scheme?
The Countryside Stewardship Scheme is an agri-environment scheme which provides funding to farmers who carry out certain works to improve and protect the environment.
What are the different types of Countryside Stewardship funding?
You can currently apply for:
- Mid Tier – choose from all available multi-year options and capital items to form an agreement which delivers local environmental benefits
- Higher Tier – more complex agreements for land in environmentally sensitive sites, commons or woodlands which requires support from Natural England or the Forestry Commission
- Capital Grants Manual – now includes 67 capital items covering boundaries, trees, orchards and hedgerows
- Woodland Tree Health Manual and Woodland Management Plan or Woodland Creation and Maintenance Manual – support for new or improved woodland and forestry
When do applications close for the Countryside Stewardship 2021 scheme?
The application window for both Higher Tier and Capital Grants closes on the 30th April and for Mid-Tier applications the window closes on the 30th July.How do I apply for Countryside Stewardship funding?
There is more information at gov.uk.
If you would like any advice or assistance with your application, please contact your local Carter Jonas office
After joining Carter Jonas in the autumn of 2006, Arthur qualified as a member of the RICS in 2009.
Arthur provides advice to numerous private and corporate clients on a variety of professional matters, particularly issues around access and rights over land. He also sells farms, farmland and Estates as well as advising on the Basic Payment Scheme to numerous farming clients across Wiltshire, Somerset and Gloucestershire
In between work on behalf of various private clients, Arthur also spends much of the working day on behalf of Network Rail assisting with their access requirements to the rail infrastructure across Wales.