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Countryside Stewardship forms

Use these forms to apply for or support a Countryside Stewardship (CS) agreement.

• From: Rural Payments Agency, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Forestry Commission and Natural England
• Published: 17 November 2015
• Last updated: 11 January 2023 — See all updates

See the main Countryside Stewardship (CS) page for information about the scheme.

Use these forms for the Facilitation Fund.

All elements of CS

• Land ownership and control form: Countryside Stewardship
  • 22 September 2023
  • Form
• Minor and temporary adjustment (MTA) form: Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship
  • 20 December 2019
  • Form
• Whole Business Claim Declaration form: Countryside Stewardship
  • 8 February 2022
  • Form
• Change land tenure form
  • 8 August 2024
  • Form
• Countryside Stewardship scheme query form
  • 25 November 2019
  • Form

Mid Tier, Wildlife Offers and Higher Tier

• Building maintenance plan and log: Countryside Stewardship
  • 23 September 2020
  • Form
• Building wildlife assessment: Countryside Stewardship
  • 3 February 2020
  • Form
• Common land and shared grazing form: Countryside Stewardship
  • 3 February 2020
  • Form
• Consent for soil sampling on scheduled monuments: Countryside Stewardship
  • 14 March 2016
  • Form
• HS6 and HS7 structural maintenance plan and record forms: Countryside Stewardship
  • 3 February 2020
  • Form
• Livestock record-keeping: Countryside Stewardship
  • 15 July 2019
  • Form
• Organic viability plan: Countryside Stewardship
  • 3 February 2020
  • Form
• Permanent grassland assessment form: Countryside Stewardship
  • 17 August 2020
  • Form
• Ponds for wildlife and historic interest assessment: Countryside Stewardship
  • 6 December 2023
  • Form
• Runoff and soil erosion risk assessment: Countryside Stewardship
  • 3 February 2020
  • Form

Higher Tier

• Ditch, dyke and rhine restoration assessment form: Countryside Stewardship
  • 3 February 2020
  • Form
• Farm facts template: Countryside Stewardship
  • 4 July 2023
  • Form
• Site visit declaration: Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship
  • 3 November 2023
  • Form

Woodland support

You can also use Rural Payments to apply online for a Woodland Management Plan Grant.

• Woodland management plan (PA3): application form
  • 9 February 2021
  • Form
• Woodland Tree Health grant application form: Countryside Stewardship
  • 9 February 2021
  • Form

Published 17 November 2015
Last updated 11 January 2023 + show all updates

1. 11 January 2023

   Addition of Intention to move between land management schemes form added to section for All elements of CS.

2. 7 November 2022

   Added a link to the Facilitation Fund forms held on a separate page.

3. 8 February 2022

   Added CS: Protection and Infrastructure Grant

4. 9 February 2021

   Links to new Capital Grant, Woodland Creation and Maintenance, Woodland Management Plan and Woodland Tree Health application forms added.

5. 8 December 2020

   Added Countryside Stewardship Scheme query form to the list

6. 9 April 2020

   Change land tenure form added

7. 26 March 2019

   Added Whole business claim declaration form

8. 18 February 2019

   Updated the Land Ownership Control Form for 2019 Applications

9. 4 July 2018

   Minor and temporary adjustment form added.

10. 11 April 2016

    Updated page to include Mid Tier and Higher Tier example application forms.

11. 17 November 2015

    First published.