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:

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

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

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

All historic and archaeological 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:

field operations at a land parcel level

associated invoices

photographs

You must produce the following written records where applicable:

a monthly record of grazing animals at the parcel level

animal movement identification numbers for each eligible animal

changes to the original documentation since the action’s start date, such as replacement animals

the pedigree registration number or birth notification number for each eligible animal taken from the NBAR records, breed registration records and proof of animal provenance, parentage and availability for each animal

CSP17 pays £146.00 per year.

If you’re sourcing native breed animals, try to choose animals which have been bred and reared on a similar habitat to where you’ll be grazing them.

If you have not used native rare breeds before you can get help from graziers or livestock conservation organisations like the Rare Breeds Survival Trust.

You may find it helpful to read the Grazing Animals Project Breed Profiles Handbook.

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