We are regularly getting calls from farmers waiting for the second round to open of this popular scheme.  Defra announced a further £30 million for the scheme last October and said it would open in “early 2019” but still no sign and it is almost July now.  We understand there should be an increased list […]

Stewardship Payments The Rural Payments Agency announced this week that outstanding payments will be made by the end of July and it will be contacting all unpaid farmers this week to provide an update.   Environmental Stewardship Contact details From 1 July, enquiries about Environmental Stewardship will no longer be dealt with by Natural England […]

Places are available for 2 young farmers from the Westmorland Dales to gain work experience on farms in the area and benefit from a training bursary worth £1,250. The Farmer Network has been awarded funding from the Westmorland Dales Landscape Partnership Scheme to help 2 young farmers aged between 18 and 25 to gain work […]

COUNTRYSIDE WORKER APPRENTICE – Click the link below to find out more  Apprenticeships recruitment V3 18 month Apprenticeship Full-time – 37 hours £4.50 per hour for year 1.  Rising to the national minimum wage in the second year. This apprenticeship is based at our office in Tebay. The Westmorland Dales is a beautiful landscape within […]

Please read below and click the link to find out more about The plight of the red squirrel – Penrith & District Red Squirrel Group The Plight of the Red Squirrel Nearly 40 years ago, I arranged a meeting of a few landowners and land managers to discuss the impending and inevitable arrival of grey […]

ADAS have been offering free one to one clinics across the North of England over the past few weeks which are a valuable opportunity for an adviser to talk through the Stewardship options specific to your farm.  Two clinics are taking place next week on: 11/06/19               The Teesdale Hotel, Market Place, Middleton-in-Teesdale, DL12 0QG 13/06/19               Green […]

The Lake District National Park has appointed Andrea Meanwell as their new dedicated farming officer.  Andrea Meanwell has been farming in Cumbria for the past 10 years originally in the Rusland Valley moving to Low Borrowbridge, near Tebay in 2018.  We look forward to working with Andrea in the future and she can be be […]

The Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust are advertising for an Assistant Project Officer to be based at Pateley Bridge.  The deadline is 9th June and for more information contact Charles Forman: email: charles.forman@ydrt.co.uk or telephone 07767346571.

The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) says it is on target to pay 95% of 2017 Environmental Stewardship payments and 95% of 2018 Countryside Stewardship payments by the end of July 2019.  On Environmental Stewardship, the RPA is prioritising paying payments for previous scheme years.  They recently started processing 2018 Environmental Stewardship advance claims, however, these cannot […]

Need a license? More information and a list of FAQs is available from Natural England on the following weblink: Info from NE about general licences

The Yorkshire Dales Millenium Trust is offering free advice and funding to support the creation of new native broadleaf woodlands.  The grants are aimed at creating new woodlands in the Yorkshire Dales National Park and Nidderdale AONB but applications from outside this area may also be considered.  For more information contact: Carol Douglas – Tel. […]

Deadline Reminder DATE WHAT YOU NEED TO DO By 31st May ·         Request a Mid-Tier application pack see: How to request an application pack   ·         Contact your local Catchment Sensitive Farming Officer for water quality items that need approval.  A full list of these items can be provided on request from the office.   […]