On the 21 July 2023, an interim agri-environment scheme was announced to maintain and increase the area of habitat land under management across Wales.
The new scheme, Habitat Wales, will provide an alternative offer of support to all eligible farmers, including Glastir Advanced, Commons and Organic farmers when their contracts end on 31 December 2023.
The aims of the Habitat Wales scheme are to:
- protect habitat land previously under management in 2023 up to the full introduction of the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) in 2025
- introduce additional habitat land, not currently under paid management, into sustainable land management before start of SFS
- maintain environmental support for common land
The application window for the Habitat Wales scheme is now open.
For further information please select the following link Habitat Wales Scheme