The deadline for submitting your claim, and any supporting documents and evidence was 11:59pm on 15 May 2025.

We will apply late reductions to claims received after this deadline depending on when we receive the claim:

We will not pay claims that are submitted after 11.59pm on 1 September 2025, unless you have a good reason or other exceptional circumstances apply.

If this is the first year of your agreement, you must submit a revenue claim in 2025.  

On the Countryside Stewardship claims screen, click the button ‘Annual Declaration’ to make your annual revenue claim.

You can then use the on-screen ‘Help’ link to take you through each process step-by-step.

If you’re unable to claim online, contact RPA by phone or email to request a revenue claim form.

Follow the guidance on how to complete your CS revenue claim form by email or post.

Send your completed form, supporting documents and evidence (where relevant) to us by post or email using our contact details.

You can submit a capital claim at any time of year. However, this must be:

All the information you need to know about capital claims is in the relevant scheme guidance.

You can claim online using the Rural Payments service. Once you’ve signed in, select ‘View business’ then scroll down the business overview to ‘Countryside Stewardship claims’.

On the Countryside Stewardship claims screen, select the ‘Create a new Countryside Stewardship Capital Claim’ green button:

You can then use the on-screen ‘Help’ link to take you through each process step-by-step.

Please contact RPA if you have any difficulties with the online process.

If you’re unable to claim online, contact RPA by phone or email to request a capital claim form.

Follow the guidance on how to complete your CS capital claim form by email or post.

Send your completed form, supporting documents and evidence (where relevant) to us by post or email using our contact details.