Countryside Stewardship Scheme • Research
During our first meeting with John Harris, the main farmer on Broadditch Farm, he explained to us what the scheme involves and all the different things he is doing in order to help preserve natural habitats under the scheme.
From doing further research into the scheme, I have been able to understand more what the scheme's main aim is and how it works.
"Countryside Stewardship (CS) provides financial incentives for land managers to look after their environment through activities such as:
- conserving and restoring wildlife habitats
- flood risk management
- woodland creation and management
- reducing widespread water pollution from agriculture
- keeping the character of the countryside
- preserving features important to the history of the rural landscape
- encouraging educational access
The scheme is:
- open to all eligible farmers, woodland owners, foresters and other land managers
- suitable for many types of land use (eg conventional and organic farmland, coastal areas, uplands and woodlands)
- competitive
- scored against local priority targets to maximise environmental benefit"
John is part of the highest tier of the scheme which includes multi-year agreements for environmentally significant sites, commons and woodlands and where complex management requires support from Natural England or the Forestry Commission, including multi-year management options and capital items.
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