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Find out about eligibility and requirements for beaver protection infrastructure item

To protect permanent crops using strong mesh wire fencing to remove or reduce the likelihood of beavers accessing the land to forage.

There must be evidence of beaver activity within the catchment area to be protected, see section 5.7 of the Countryside Stewardship Protection and Infrastructure manual for a list of catchment areas.

There must be a permanent crop including Cricket Bat Willow within 100 metres of a water body or watercourse where beavers are foraging or there is a strong likelihood of foraging. For more information about permanent crops please see the BPS definition of permanent crops guide on GOV.UK.

On historic or archaeological features as identified in the Historic Environment Farm Environment Records (HEFER).

This item helps beavers to remain whilst mitigating against the foraging activity of beavers.

You must send the following with your application:

You must keep the following records and supply them with your payment claim:

Please see the Countryside Stewardship Protection and Infrastructure manual for more details about record keeping and site visits.

You can use this item alongside the following standalone capital items: BC4 – Tree guard post and wire

Read more information about Countryside Stewardship Protection and Infrastructure grant how to apply.

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