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HELPING YOU TO HELP WILDLIFE ON YOUR FARM |
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This area has links to the most relevant websites concerned with the subjects of farmland wildlife conservation and use of grant schemes in the UK. If you cannot find what you need then ask for advice on the Discussion Forum. If you know of other web information concerning wildlife conservation that would be useful for farmers and advisers then please email admin@farmwildlife.info.
Grants, Schemes and Regulations
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| Information from Defra website about Entry Level Stewardship, Organic Entry Level Stewardship and Higher Level Stewardship. |
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| Information on the Environmentally Sensitive Areas Scheme (ESAS), Countryside Management Scheme (CMS), Entry Level Countryside Management Scheme (Entry Level CMS) and Agri-environment Enhancement Plans |
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| Includes information on the environmental grants: Rural Stewardship Scheme, Land Management Contract Menu Scheme, Less Favoured Area Support Scheme, Organic Aid Scheme, Whole Farm Review Scheme and Scottish Forestry Grants Scheme: Farmland Premium |
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| Information on agri-environment schemes in Wales from the website of the Welsh Assembly Government |
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| Defra-funded technical advice on cross compliance requirements. |
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| New Agency launched in October 2006, bringing together English Nature, the Rural Development Service and the Countryside Agency. NE will administer Environmental Stewardship, but information on this still currently sits on the Defra website. The NE website holds Biodiversity Action Plans (BAPs). |
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| Download the RSPB / University of Hertfordshire computer software to help you plan your ELS. |
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| The Whole Farm Approach is designed for farmers to simplify the process of sending the required information to Defra and gaining advice and guidance. |
Wildlife and conservation training
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| Training courses on the identification and ecology of whole range of wildlife groups and the surveying, monitoring and conservation of a wide range of habitats. |
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| Images ©RSPB, except Greater Horseshoe Bat ©Bat Conservation Trust |
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