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Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund Re-opens for Applications (England)

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has announced that the latest round of the Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund has opened to applications.

The £2.5 million scheme encourages collaboration and knowledge-sharing amongst the farming community in England.

To apply, farmers, foresters and other land managers must submit plans showing how they will work together and share knowledge to protect and enhance their local environment through activities such as restoring habitats for wildlife and improving biodiversity, creating woodland, improving air and water quality, or restoring historic environments.

Previous projects to have benefited have include:

  • Running demonstration days in timber extraction and wood processing in Morecambe Bay
  • Exploring measures to reduce flooding along the Glenderamackin river in the Lake District
  • Improving farmers’ understanding of ground nesting birds in the Upper Nidderdale
  • Helping to reconnect farmers with nature and improving their confidence in conservation farming in the White Peak

The fund will close to applications on the 25th January 2023.

10th November 2022