Your land, your choice: how Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier can work for farmers and land managers 

Posted by: Dougal McNeill, Posted on: 21 August 2026 - Categories: Farming, Natural England, Nature, Nature Recovery, wildlife and farming

By Dougal McNeill, Principal Officer, Agri-Environment Delivery, Natural England This blog explains and breaks down the role of Defra, RPA and NE in the Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier process, while also discussing some of the benefits and challenges of the …