Environmental Stewardship

Higher Level Stewardship (HLS)

The Environmental Stewardship - Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) which will be combined with ELS or OELS will pay twice yearly payments to farmers in England who deliver significant added environmental benefits in high priority situations and locations.

HLS is a discretionary scheme and concentrates on the more complex types of management in targeted areas, with agreements tailored to local circumstances.

In addition to the annual HLS payments, most of the cost of preparing the Farm Environment Plan (FEP) for a HLS application can be claimed back from Natural England/Defra.

CMS UK have a team of agriculturally experienced staff, trained on the Natural England/Defra - Higher Level Stewardship and ready to assist farmers and landowners with advice and information. We can provide any one or combination of the following services:

• Preparing and submitting Entry Level Stewardship (ELS) or Organic Entry Level Stewardship (OELS) applications to Natural England
• On farm one to one discussion with experienced staff, and advice on options tailored to your requirements
• Drawing up the Farm Environment Plan (FEP) and preparing Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) applications
• Acting as agent to applicants in respect of Environmental Stewardship applications

Your environmental project might be eligible to obtain HLS payments payable over ten years under Environmental Stewardship - Higher Level Stewardship (HLS). To establish if you might be eligible to take advantage of these Environmental Stewardship payments contact CMS UK now. We can help you, and we have a competitive pricing policy - it may cost you less than you think.

To discuss your requirements or arrange a visit by one of our local advisors contact:

Lynne Clarke on 01270 522645 or Chris Davies on 07854 514197

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