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

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

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.

You must supply a written stocking record for each land parcel entered into this action if the RPA ask for it. The record must include the:

land parcel reference number and its hectarage

dates when grazing has taken place during each calendar month

monthly numbers of livestock, including their type and age bracket

To convert livestock numbers into GLU, you must use the following values:

Cattle over 2 years old at the start of an agreement year – 1.0 GLU

Cattle over 6 months to 2 years old at the start of an agreement year – 0.6 GLU

Lowland ewe and lamb, or ram – 0.12 GLU

Store lamb, hill ewe and lamb or hogg or teg – 0.08 GLU

Goat – 0.12 GLU

Pony or donkey – 0.8 GLU

Horse – 1.0 GLU

CSP6 pays £59.00 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.