Farming and land stewardship contacts
Environmental Stewardship (ES)
Environmental Stewardship is an agri-environment scheme that offers funding to farmers and land managers in return for effective environmental land management.
- New scheme enquiries - Tel: 0300 060 0011
- Applications, claims processing, amendments, land transfers and all other general Natural England enquiries – Tel: 0845 600 3078
- Organic Entry Level Stewardship – Tel: 0300 060 1113
- ELS Farm events and visits to help you with your agreement
- Technical Support on option establishment / management and HLS Pipelining
Sites of Specific Scientific Interest (SSSI)
Sites of Specific Scientific Interest are the country's very best wildlife and geological sites.
- Advice on the Land Management aspects of SSSI work - Tel: 0845 600 3078
- Advice on regulation and enforcement is available - Email Protected Areas Helpline
Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF)
Catchment Sensitive Farming is a joint project between the Environment Agency and Natural England. CSF delivers practical solutions to enable farmers to take voluntary action to reduce diffuse water pollution from agriculture to protect water bodies and the environment.
Energy Crops Scheme
The Energy Crops Scheme provides funding to establish energy crops e.g. miscanthus and short rotation coppice for personal / local use or to supply energy providers.
- New enquiries - Tel: 0300 060 1413 / 1624 or email ecsqueries@naturalengland.org.uk
- Applications and claims processing, amendments and land transfers - Tel: 0300 060 1413 / 1624 or email ecsqueries@naturalengland.org.uk
- Technical support on option establishment / management
Other Schemes
There are a number of schemes which are still in operation but are no longer open to new applicants. These include Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA) Scheme and Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS).
- Processing amendments and land transfers: (64kb)
- Technical support on option establishment / management
