Catchment Sensitive Farming: advice for farmers and land managers

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Your CSF adviser (CSFA) is locally based with an understanding of the challenges farmers face. They will work with you to take the latest advice and tailor it to best benefit your business.

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5. North East.
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1. Devon and Cornwall

csf.devoncornwall@naturalengland.org.uk

• Devon
• Cornwall

2. East Midlands

csf.eastmidlands@naturalengland.org.uk

• Derbyshire
• Leicestershire
• Lincolnshire
• Nottinghamshire

3. Humber

csf.humber@naturalengland.org.uk

• Humberside
• North Yorkshire
• South Yorkshire
• West Yorkshire

4. North Anglia

csf.northanglia@naturalengland.org.uk

• Norfolk
• Suffolk

5. North East

csf.northeast@naturalengland.org.uk

• Cleveland
• Durham
• Northumberland
• Tyne and Wear

6. North west

csf.northwest@naturalengland.org.uk

• Cheshire
• Cumbria
• Greater Manchester
• Lancashire
• Merseyside

7. Severn

csf.severn@naturalengland.org.uk

• Gloucestershire
• Herefordshire
• Shropshire
• Staffordshire
• Warwickshire
• West Midlands
• Worcestershire

8. South Anglia

csf.southanglia@naturalengland.org.uk

• Bedfordshire
• Cambridgeshire
• Essex
• Hertfordshire
• Leicestershire
• Lincolnshire
• Northamptonshire

9. South East and Thames

csf.southeastthames@naturalengland.org.uk

• Berkshire
• Buckinghamshire
• Hampshire
• Isle of Wight
• Kent
• Oxfordshire
• Surrey
• Sussex

10. Wessex

csf.wessex@naturalengland.org.uk

• Dorset
• Somerset
• Wiltshire

Countryside Stewardship 2022:mid-tier and capital grants: get support and approval before you apply

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Working in partnership with CSF

CSF also works with a range of partners including:

• water companies
• local authorities
• trade bodies
• environmental organisations
• river trusts

This work includes:

• Flood and Coastal Resilience Innovation programme with local authorities and the Environment Agency
• part-funding farm advisers in partnership with rivers trusts and National Parks authorities
• producing videos, tools and factsheets with Voluntary Initiative and Innovation for Agriculture

If your organisation is interested in working with CSF, email csf.partnerships@naturalengland.org.uk.

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