Countryside Stewardship Schemes

Countryside Stewardship (CS) Higher Tier will be available to apply from the beginning of 2025. The scheme will have a rolling application window and will be a streamlined application process. Masons Rural team can help keep you updated with changes in the scheme and to apply.

CS Higher Tier is designed to support farmers and land managers in England who are more committed to advanced environmental practices. These will cover funding for complex, long term projects that benefit the environment and agricultural production. The schemes are designed to support location specific initiatives.

Capital Grants

Capital grants are available for 76 capital items which support the management of SFI and other stewardship agreements. They are three-year agreements, offering capital items to achieve specific environmental benefits in the following four groups:

• boundaries, trees and orchards
• water quality
• air quality
• natural flood management

That could include new hedgerows, gapping up hedgerows, fencing hedgerows or watercourses or putting in new water infrastructure.

Woodland Grants & Regulations

With so many grants and other incentives available for using your land for woodland creation, maintenance, management and tree health, it is important to apply for the right scheme for you and meet the regulations for Woodland Grants. 

Masons Rural team has years of experience in woodland grants and maintenance and can assist you in exploring which grant or scheme is most appropriate for your land and situation, whether through Countryside Stewardship or Forestry Commission (FC). 

Woodland grants are open for woodland improvement and species managemeent within woodland and surrounding areas. 

To find out more about how we can help with Countryside Stewardship Schemes just email or call our Rural Team on 01507 350500 Option 3