Natural England will deliver the Government's programme of financial incentives to farmers and land managers for the protection and enhancement of the natural environment.
I want to:
- Find out about the Future of Farming Award 2008 (Natural England)
- Find out about the Organic Conversion Information Service
- Get more information on Environmental Stewardship
- Get cross compliance support and advice (Natural England)
- Get land management advice on a range of environmental topics (Rural Development Service)
- Find out about wildlife management and licensing (Rural Development Service)
- See how the Countryside and Rights of Way Act affects landowners or managers (Natural England)
- Apply for a heather and grass burning licence (Natural England)
Tell me about:
- Year of Food and Farming (Rural Development Service)
- Land and Grazing Management (Rural Development Service)
- Sustainable Land Management (Countryside Agency)
- Permissive Access: access given by permission of the landowner rather than as a public right of access (Countryside Agency)
- Heritage landscapes conditionally exempt from inheritance tax (Countryside Agency)
- Managing Sites of Special Scientific Interest (English Nature)
Forms and guidance:
- Management handbooks: to assist people who advise farmers and other land managers on the best management for wildlife and other natural features (English Nature)
- Changes to Environmental Stewardship: Important information for applicants about changes to ES made as a condition of EU approval of the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) 2007-2013
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