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

To apply for this supplemental action, you’ll need:

a woodland management plan approved by your Forestry Commission woodland officer (for woodland management)

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:

advice from Historic England for grade 1 or grade 2 historic parks

advice from the Gardens Trust for registered parks below grade 2

advice from your Natural England adviser or Forestry Commission woodland manager if you have other archaeological or historic features on your agreement land

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

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:

consents, permissions and invoices connected with this work

records of management activity on the action area for each parcel, including an operational site assessment (or similar) to show your operations are compliant with the UK Forestry Standard

CSP12 pays £256.00 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.