GCA DEL RPA UK ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP (360G-cabinetoffice-G2-GA-2025111670563-24-25)

Environmental Stewardship is an agri-environment scheme helping to:Improve water quality and reduce soil erosion by encouraging management which can help to meet these aims;Improve conditions for farmland wildlife including birds, mammals, butterflies and bees;Maintain and enhance landscape character by helping to maintain important features such as traditional field boundaries;Protect the historic environment including archaeological features and artefacts.The scheme, which replaces the older Countryside Stewardship and Environmentally Sensitive Area schemes, is composed of two levels: the Entry Level Stewardship (ELS), Organic Entry Level Stewardship (OELS) for Organic farms, Upland Entry Level Stewardship (UELS) comprising the lower levels; and the Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) for the upper level.Sub-Outcome: 1.4 - Thriving plants and wildlife (terrestrial and marine)