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Use the form to apply for a capital grants plan or study.
Apply for a capital grants plan Read this guidance to help you complete…
Owners and occupiers should use this form to give notice of a planned activity on a site of special scientific interest (SSSI) that needs Natural England’s permission.
Rural Development Programme for England - funding and current schemes.
Agreement holders with the education access option should submit an declaration form for each visit to their site.
Form for Countryside Stewardship (CS) and Environmental Stewardship (ES) agreement holders to request a minor and temporary adjustment to the requirements for the options in their agreement.
Deployment form MPP2 and form guidance.
Competent authorities must give notice of their decision to allow a plan or project that has an adverse effect on a European site to go ahead.
Find out what livestock records Countryside Stewardship agreement holders need to keep.
Use this form for applications where the applicant does not have management control over all or part of the land for the full length of a potential agreement.
Use this form to identify maintenance work and show work undertaken on traditional farm buildings as part of a Countryside Stewardship agreement.
For farmers and land managers to assess if land is eligible for permanent grassland options GS2, GS5, GS6 or OT2.
Use this assessment form for Countryside Stewardship applications or agreements that include HS1 or HS8 options.
How to apply for a licence from Defra to burn heather or grass on deep peat within a protected site.
Form for applicants to help you complete a Farm Environment Record (FER) by assessing runoff and soil erosion risks on your land.
Appeal against a hedgerow notice - deadlines, how to appeal and how long it takes to get a decision
Use this form alongside your Timesheet and Supporting Evidence spreadsheet to make a claim for costs.
Tell the Rural Payments Agency if you want an agent to manage your agreement on your behalf.
Land owners should use this form to pay for advice on carrying out work on or near sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs).
Use this form to tell us about an activity you have taken part in on behalf of your CSFF group.
Apply for a screening study with the Environment Agency to assess and rank water resources options in your area (closed for applications on 16 June 2024).
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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