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Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier: express your interest

Posted by: The Team, Posted on: 21 July 2026 - Categories: Countryside Stewardship
Young trees growing in a fenced agroforestry planting strip within a grass field on a sunny day. Several trees are protected by guards, with open pasture on either side and a line of woodland visible in the distance under a clear blue sky.

From today, you can express your interest in a Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) agreement for agroforestry or woodland improvement. You can also express your interest in single-focus agreements for scheduled monument management or species-rich grassland. 

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Higher Tier Capital Grants: agroforestry and woodland update

Posted by: Sarah Blatchford, Posted on: 10 July 2026 - Categories: Countryside Stewardship, Grants

From today, you can apply for agroforestry and woodland assessment items through the Higher Tier Capital Grants offer.  This means these items will be available to apply for year-round, rather than only through the Capital Grants 2026 offer.

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Capital Grants now open for applications 

Posted by: Sarah Blatchford, Posted on: 3 July 2025 - Categories: Grants
Alt text: Secretary of State Steve Reed stands beside farmer Mike Roberts in a farmhouse kitchen. They are looking at a tablet screen together, with mugs and a teapot on the counter in front of them. Decorative plates are displayed on a shelf above. The atmosphere appears informal and focused.

The Capital Grants offer is now open for new applications. This new round will make £150 million of funding available to farmers, land managers and rural businesses for practical environmental improvements across England.

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