Supplementary Mandatory Guidance for Common Land and Shared Grazing Stewardship Agreements in England

Written By Julia Aglionby

There are additional mandatory requirements for those entering common land and shared grazing into stewardship schemes depending on the type of scheme (HLS or CS Higher Tier) and the date your scheme started. Here are the links:

Higher Level Stewardship - follow the attached guidance

Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (2015 to 2024) follow this guidance

Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (new ELM agreements from 2025 onwards) follow this guidance

Sustainable Farming Incentive 2023 MOR1 follow this Defra guidance and also FCL offers more detailed voluntary guidance and a draft internal agreement

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