What you must do to get paid for this CSHT action and advice on how to do it.

To apply for this action, you’ll need:

Scheduled Monument Consent from Historic England for any work on scheduled monuments

consent from Natural England for any activity on land designated as a site of special scientific interest (SSSI)

You may need to:

obtain the necessary consents from the Environment Agency before starting any work such as herbicide use near water courses

get a wildlife licence from Natural England if your activities affect a protected species or their habitat

get advice from your Natural England adviser if you have other archaeological or historic features on your agreement land

All archaeological and historic features (including scheduled monuments) are identified in your Historic Environment Farm Environment Record (HEFER).

If you’re a tenant, it’s your responsibility to check whether your tenancy agreement allows you to complete what’s required in the actions you choose. You may need your landlord’s consent.

You must keep evidence to show what you have done to complete this action. If it’s not clear that you have done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) may ask for this evidence.

You must supply the evidence if they ask for it, including:

receipted invoices

consents or permissions connected with the work

field operations at the parcel level

records of grazing activity

photographs of the management undertaken

CGS16 pays £95.00 per year.

Same as base action

This information is provided by Farmwalk based on published government guidance. Always check the latest guidance on GOV.UK.