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	sustainable agriculture - the Cholderton Estate
		The Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) was originally set up by the Countryside Commission in 1991 and is now administered by Defra as part of the England Rural Development Programme.
		The use of fertilisers is not permitted because nutrient stripping is fundamental to the regeneration of species-rich pasture.
		The Countryside Stewardship Scheme, together with help from Defra advisors, has been crucial to the process of turning Cholderton into the exceptional wildlife habitat that it is today.
	www.sustainable-cholderton.co.uk /ff_country.html (364 words)

	Encyclopedia: Countryside Stewardship Scheme (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Countryside Stewardship Scheme was an agri-environment scheme run by the United Kingdom Government from 1987 to 2004.
		Originally introduced by the Countryside Commission, the scheme aimed to improve the environmental value of farmland throughout England.
		The Countryside Stewardship Scheme will be superseded in 2005 by the Environmental Stewardship Scheme.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Countryside-Stewardship-Scheme (112 words)

	Impact of Agriculture Schemes and Payments on Aspects of Ireland's Heritage
		The ESA Scheme was launched by the Department of Agriculture in Northern Ireland (DANI) in 1986.
		The Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) is operated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF, 1997) in England.
		The CSS is still a relatively new scheme and, as yet, there is not sufficient data to provide a clear indication of its impacts on biodiversity and the landscape.
	www.heritagecouncil.ie /publications/agriherit/6.html (4979 words)

	Metal Detecting Countryside Stewardship Scheme (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Countryside Stewardship Scheme is operated by the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra).
		In Countryside Stewardship agreements, 2 conditions specifically relate to the use of metal detectors.
		This requirement is included in Stewardship agreements to ensure that archaeological features which the land manager is being paid to conserve and protect are not damaged.
	www.ourpasthistory.com /md/Countryside_Stewardship_Scheme.htm (439 words)

	Defra UK; ERDP - Schemes - Countryside Stewardship Scheme
		Agri-Environment Schemes within SSSIs - 2003/4 data by Joint Character Area - This annually produced report is in its fourth year and benefits from close joint working between RDS and English Nature to report on the condition of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) that are managed by Agri-environment funding schemes in each financial year.
		Countryside Stewardship and Environmentally Sensitive Areas Schemes Annual Report 2002-3 - This is the first annual report for the two flagship schemes in England - Countryside Stewardship (CSS) and Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA) - and covers the period 2002 to 2003.
		Countryside Stewardship makes payments to farmers and other land managers to enhance and conserve English landscapes, their wildlife and history and to help people to enjoy them.
	www.defra.gov.uk /erdp/schemes/css/default.htm (720 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Trust entered into a Countryside Stewardship Scheme agreement with MAFF in 1993 to manage hedgerows on its 333ha property, one of a range of practices designed to assist wild birds.
		The Countryside Stewardship Scheme offers payments to farmers and land managers to improve the natural beauty and diversity of the countryside under ten year agreements.
		The scheme forms part of the England Rural Development Programme (ERDP), which implements the EU Rural Development Regulation (Regulation 1257/99) as announced by Nick Brown on 3 October 2000.
	www.naturalworldtours.co.uk /articles2001/jan/jan1301i.htm (875 words)

	Countryside Stewardship Scheme Definition / Countryside Stewardship Scheme Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Countryside Stewardship Scheme was an agri-environment scheme run by the United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and a member of the European Union.
		Countryside Stewardship Scheme is the Government's main scheme for conserving and improving the countryside.
		Countryside Stewardship Scheme is a vital element in achieving these aims.
	www.elresearch.com /Countryside_Stewardship_Scheme (187 words)

	GNN - Government News Network
		The Rural Enterprise Scheme (RES) and the Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) are two of the schemes which operate under the England Rural Development Programme.
		The scheme is available throughout England, except in designated Objective 1 areas such as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly where separate funding schemes apply.
		The Countryside Stewardship Scheme offers payments to farmers and land managers to improve the natural beauty and diversity of the countryside.
	www.gnn.gov.uk /content/detail.asp?ReleaseID=123348&NewsAreaID=2&ClientID=-1&NavigatedFromDepartment=True&NavigatedFromDepartmentList=False (1169 words)

	Oxfordshire Farming Study 7.7: Consultations & Discussion -Current environmental schemes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In 1996/97 there were 111 Countryside Stewardship Agreements in operation in Oxfordshire involving approximately £235,000 in revenue payments to farmers and approximately £72,000 in capital payments.
		Entry into the Stewardship Scheme is voluntary but once accepted, farmers are tied into a management agreement for a 10 year period.
		The project is funded by the Countryside Commission, the County Council, the four District Councils and the Northmoor Trust.
	www.oxfordshire.gov.uk /farming/ofs77.htm (2202 words)

	More Cash for Countryside? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Countryside Stewardship Scheme offers payments to farmers and land managers to improve the natural beauty and diversity of the countryside and operates throughout England outside Environmentally Sensitive Areas.
		The Environmentally Sensitive Areas Scheme was introduced in 1987 in areas of national environmental significance, where changes in farming methods posed a threat to the environment.
		Areas under Countryside Stewardship and Environmentally Sensitive Areas Scheme management agreements have seen a marked increase in previously declining bird species, including the stone curlew, cirl bunting, bittern, lapwing, reed bunting, greenfinch, pipit, twite, and wagtail.
	www.sourceuk.net /p/a04299.html (518 words)

	Press Release: Farmers should maximise Countryside Stewardship
		The countdown to the application deadline (May 31st 2001) for the Countryside Stewardship Scheme has just begun and the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is urging farmers and landowners to utilise the wildlife friendly scheme.
		Funds from the Countryside Stewardship Scheme can be used for a diverse range of environmental activities including the restoration of hedgerows, the management of meadows, the conversion of arable land into species rich grassland and the laying down of six metre field margins.
		Payments from the scheme can be used for a conservation work such as establishing new field margins and wildflowers, planting new hedges and creating new areas of habitat including salt marsh and grassland.
	www.lincstrust.org.uk /news/press-release.php?article=109 (499 words)

	CSS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The recently announced increase in funds available under the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) Countryside Stewardship scheme will be vital in supporting many of the activities farmers wish to undertake to maintain wildlife, landscape and historical features.
		"Although Countryside Stewardship is competitive and not all applications will be successful, farmers working with FWAG in the past have experienced a high success rate and we are confident this will continue.
		Farmers interested in making an application to Countryside Stewardship are urged to contact FWAG at their earliest opportunity in order to develop the best possible submission.
	www.fwag.org.uk /PublicFacing/PressReleases/Cntrystewrd.htm (335 words)

	Redcar & Cleveland Leisure- Countryside Stewardship
		Countryside Stewardship is one of 10 schemes run by The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) as part of the England Rural Development Programme (ERDP).
		The Stewardship Scheme makes payments to farmers and land managers to restore and improve the natural beauty and diversity of the countryside, conserve historical and archaeological features and improve opportunities for enjoying the countryside.
		The aim of the Stewardship Scheme is to make conservation a priority in land management, especially in areas where certain landscape types or features occur.
	www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk /Leisur1.nsf/Printable/52D98CD23209998680256C37002F593A (316 words)

	GNN - Government News Network
		"Countryside Stewardship is helping us to restore the wetland habitats for the benefit of dragonflies and recent surveys are showing how successful we are being.
		In running the Countryside Stewardship Scheme, Defra works closely with partner organisations including the Countryside Agency, English Nature, English Heritage, the National Park Authorities, The Wildlife Trusts, The Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group and the RSPB.
		The Countryside Stewardship Scheme closed for new applications on 31 March 2004.
	www.gnn.gov.uk /content/detail.asp?ReleaseID=123240&NewsAreaID=2&ClientID=-1&NavigatedFromDepartment=False&NavigatedFromDepartmentList=False (979 words)

	Defra, UK; ERDP - Environmental Stewardship
		Environmental Stewardship is a new agri-environment scheme which provides funding to farmers and other land managers in England who deliver effective environmental management on their land.
		The scheme is intended to build on the recognised success of the Environmental Sensitive Areas scheme and the countryside Stewardship Scheme.
		There are separate handbooks for each element of the scheme, and an additional handbook for the Farm Environment Plans required for Higher Level Stewardship.
	www.defra.gov.uk /erdp/schemes/es/default.htm (710 words)

	Biodiversity Summary of Progress (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The 1999 and 2000 intakes for the Countryside Stewardship Scheme in Worcestershire included 129,845m of 2 or 6 metre grass margins, 37,779m of wildlife margins, and 1,391m of beetle bank.
		Through these schemes the parkland on the estate will be restored through the reversion of arable land to permanent grass, and the protection of veteran trees.
		The 1999 and 2000 intakes to the Countryside Stewardship Scheme included 14.5 ha of wet grassland to be maintained, 60 ha to be restored and 28 ha to be created (over the 10 year period of the schemes).
	www.worcestershire.gov.uk /home/cs-environment/bio-index/bio-summary-of-progress.htm (4558 words)

	The Countryside Stewardship Regulations 1996
		An application by a stewardship agreement holder for grant under these Regulations shall be made at such time and in such form and shall contain or be accompanied by such information as the Minister reasonably may require.
		—(1) A stewardship agreement holder (or, if he has died, his personal representative) shall notify the Minister in writing of any change in the occupation of the agreement land or any part of the agreement land where the change occurs while the stewardship agreement is in force.
		[4] 1968 c. 41; section 4 was amended by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (c. 69), section 40, the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43), section 130 and Schedule 8, paragraph 2 and the Environment Act 1995, section 78 and Schedule 10, paragraph 8.
	www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk /si/si1996/Uksi_19960695_en_1.htm (1680 words)

	Defra, UK: News releases 2003: COUNTRYSIDE STEWARDSHIP SCHEME OPEN FOR NEW APPLICATIONS
		The Countryside Stewardship Scheme is due to be replaced in 2005 by the new Environmental Stewardship scheme with an 'entry level' and a 'higher level, so this is likely to be the last opportunity for farmers and land managers to join the Scheme.
		Stewardship and the Environmentally Sensitive Areas Scheme together currently deliver more than £100 million each year into the rural economy, for the purposes of maintaining and enhancing the rural environment.
		For more information about the Countryside Stewardship Scheme, or any other scheme under the England Rural Development Programme, visit the defra website www.defra.gov.uk/erdp/erdphome.htm or contact your local Defra regional office.
	www.defra.gov.uk /news/2003/031020d.htm (487 words)

	Advice and grant aid for hedge management and planting - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Some countryside areas may be in a Countryside Management Project and additional help is often available through these projects.
		CSS is administered by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
		Both schemes are administered by the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland.
	www.rspb.org.uk /countryside/advice/farmhedges/advice_and_grant_aid.asp?view=print (315 words)

	Environmental Stewardship (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Environmental Stewardship is an agri-environment scheme run by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in England.
		The scheme, which replaces the older Countryside Stewardship and Environmentally Sensitive Area schemes, is composed of two levels - the Entry Level Scheme (ELS), or Organic Entry Level Scheme (OELS) for Organic farms, and the Higher Level Scheme (HLS).
		The mission of the Environmental Law Center is to educate for stewardship, to teach an awareness of underlying environmental issues and values, to provide a solid knowledge of environmental law, and to develop skills to administer and improve environmental policy.
	www.omniknow.com /common/wiki.php?in=en&term=Environmental_Stewardship (1780 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS), which operates outside the ESA’s, was open for applications in 1991 and is the governments main scheme for the wider countryside, under which farmers are paid grants to conserve landscapes and features.
		The agri-environment schemes are important to the UK government in terms of their contribution towards achieving the objectives of the ERDP and the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (HMSO 1994), which identifies agri-environment measures as one of the key instruments to be used to achieve its goals.
		Due to lack of information on dates of scheme entry, it is impossible to be precise about the amount of land under ESA agreement (in England) between the period of the last two Countryside Surveys, which was in CS squares, as the data probably includes land entered into agreement post 1998.
	www.cs2000.org.uk /FOCUS_reps/T7_Q17_ta.doc (2559 words)

	Countryside Conservation Ltd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) is an agri-environment scheme run by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
		CSS makes payments to farmers and land managers to improve the natural beauty and diversity of the countryside.
		The Countryside Stewardship Scheme is a highly competitive scheme, and a scoring system is used to assess applications.
	www.countryside-conservation.com /css01.html (222 words)

	Countryside Stewardship (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Scheme transferred from the Countryside Commission to MAFF (Ministry of Ariculture Fisheries and Food) in April 1996.
		This is a national countryside conservation scheme which offers financial assistance to landowners and farmers who are prepared to help in actively conserving the countryside, its wildlife and historic features and, in appropriate cases, to offer the public the opportunity to see and appreciate what is happening to the land.
		The Countryside Commission's aim is to combine this with opportunities for people to enjoy the area in the belief that the two can be complimentary.
	www.devon.gov.uk /countryside_stewardship.htm (627 words)

	Romney Marsh Countryside Project - Caring for the special landscape and wildlife of the Romney Marsh and Dungeness
		Environmental Stewardship (ES) is a new scheme launched in March 2005 under the England Rural Development Programme (ERDP).
		The Entry Level Stewardship (ELS) allows every farmer in England to earn payments for undertaking environmental protection and enhancement work on their land.
		They are both ‘whole farm schemes’ open to all farmers and land managers.
	www.rmcp.co.uk /WildlifeGrants.html (273 words)

	Farmers Open Doors To Give Youngsters A Real Taste Of The Countryside
		Inner city youngsters are getting their first taste of the countryside through a pioneering education scheme funded by Defra's Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) and run by the Rural Development Service (RDS) in the North West.
		Farmers and landowners thinking of taking part in the educational access part of the scheme are encouraged to take part in a three-day accreditation course which also covers health and safety aspects of farm visits.
		The Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) is now closed to new applicants and has been replaced by the Environmental Stewardship Scheme (ES).
	www.stackyard.com /news/2005/05/DEFRA/countryside_stewardship_scheme.html (375 words)

	UK CHM Countryside Stewardship Scheme
		The Countryside Stewardship Scheme was piloted by the Countryside Commission between 1991 and 1996, and subsequently transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) and then DEFRA.
		The Countryside Stewardship Scheme booklet Information and how to apply is available for download at www.defra.gov.uk/environ/envsch/css/cssbook.pdf.
		The scheme is administered by the nine DEFRA (MAFF) Regional Service Centres.
	www.chm.org.uk /Library/ecosys/forest/for002j.htm (312 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The CLA warns that excessive regulation and legislation is driving more and more farmland out of environmental stewardship schemes and announces that the CLA, National Trust and the RSPB are working together to create a basic stewardship scheme which will be simple and easy to apply over all the countryside of the UK.
		Unfortunately farmers faith in environmental schemes has recently been severely shaken by unnecessary regulation and the effective entrapment of land in totally uneconomic use.
		The Countryside Stewardship Scheme 10th Anniversary Conference is being held at Kew Gardens on Thursday 18th April 2002.
	www.warmwell.com /ap18claonregs.html (500 words)

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