Help for Landowners

Are you considering an Entry Level Stewardship (ELS), Higher Level Cows on Mendip copyright Steve Bond Stewardship (HLS) or an English Woodland Grant Scheme (EWGS) application? The application process for these schemes can seem daunting, but we can help:

We can act as your agent in preparing the application. This service is effectively free: we will charge for producing an application, but no more than the scheme will pay you for obtaining professional advice.
If you already have an agent working for you we may be able to help your agent with survey data and a Farm Environment Plan which is part of an Environmental Stewardship application.

Even if you are not considering ELS or HLS our project staff are keen to provide advice on how to manage your land in a way that assists wildlife to thrive. If you have any queries about other grant schemes that could help you, please contact us.

To find out more contact Nick Gray, the Mendip Hills Advisory Officer at our Callow Rock office near Shipham, 01823 652474 or

Somerset Wildlife Trust
Tonedale Mill
Tonedale
Wellington
TA21 OAW

Telephone: (01823) 652400
Charity Number: 238372
Company Number: 818162