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:

a species management plan agreed with the Forestry Commission or Natural England

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

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

to follow relevant guidance and legislation on treatment and disposal of invasive non-native plants

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

You may need to get advice from your Natural England adviser or Forestry Commission woodland officer 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:

monitoring reports to show impact of the invasive species control activity

bank statements, receipted invoices, consents, or permissions connected with the work

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

photographic evidence of your monitoring of sites

CSP14 pays £230.00 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.