Free advice · England

Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF)

Open all year Water, rivers and soil

Confidential one-to-one advice on soil, nutrients, manure, ammonia, pesticides and water, and help with capital grant applications.

From

Natural England with Defra and Environment Agency

How much

Advice (page does not state a charge). CSF support is needed for some Capital Grants items.

Who can apply

Farmers across England, but support is prioritised to farms that can make the biggest improvement to water and air quality.

What you’ll need

• CSF Advice Request Form

How to apply

1. Fill in the CSF Advice Request Form
2. Email it to your regional CSF mailbox
3. Adviser arranges a consultation or points you elsewhere

Similar schemes

• Bespoke Water Quality Improvement Projects Scheme OpenThames WaterLarger contributions for farm projects that bring big, long-term water quality improvements.
• Catchment Fund OpenThames Water · Closes 30 November 2026Part-funding for farm work that cuts nitrate and herbicide pollution of drinking water sources in priority catchments.
• River Health and Community Fund OpenThames WaterGrants for community projects that engage people with rivers or improve them.
• River Stour Phosphorus Reduction Scheme OpenWessex WaterAnnual payments and one-off funding for farm changes that cut phosphorus run-off, such as arable reversion to grass, herbal leys, buffer strips, beetle banks, hedges, trees and wetlands.
• STEPS 2026 (Severn Trent Environmental Protection Scheme) OpenSevern Trent · Closes 11 December 2026Grants for soil health, soil structure, watercourse protection, better use of inputs, livestock management and keeping soil and nutrients in the field, plus a Farmer Innovation option.
• Tone, Parrett and Yeo Phosphorus Reduction Scheme OpenWessex WaterAnnual payments for farm changes that cut phosphorus run-off in the Somerset Tone, Parrett and Yeo sub-catchments.

Checked against the official pages on 29 October 2026. Sources: 1. Always read the official page before you apply.