2021 Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier Agreements Offered One-Year Extension

Defra have offered a one-year extension to 2021 Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier Agreements.

Within Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier Agreements, land managers can apply for a variety of grants relating to hedgerows including the below:

Relating to hedgerows, available grants include but are not limited to the below:

• BN11: Planting new hedges
• TE1: Planting standard hedgerow tree
• BN5: Hedgerow laying
• BN6: Hedgerow coppicing
• BN7: Hedgerow gapping up
• BN8: Hedgerow supplement – casting up
• BN9: Hedgerow supplement – substantial pre-work
• BN10: Hedgerow supplement – top binding and staking
• BN3: Earth bank creation
• BN4: Earth bank restoration
• BN1: Stone-faced bank repair
• BN2: Stone-faced bank restoration

For more info on the extension see Defra’s recent blog post.