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:

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

consent from the Environment Agency or other responsible bodies for works on hydrological structures

obtain any necessary consents from the Environment Agency, Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA) or Internal Drainage Board (IDB) before starting any work

You may need to:

agree an implementation plan or feasibility study with your Natural England adviser

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

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

get listed building consent from your local authority to work on a listed structure as part of this action

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

apply for a felling licence from the Forestry Commission to carry out some activities in this action

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:

structural maintenance plan

field operations at a land parcel level

associated invoices

photographs

CHS6 pays £2,512 per year.

You can do this action on land that’s:

an eligible land type

registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps

declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover

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