Grant or payment · England
Tone, Parrett and Yeo Phosphorus Reduction Scheme
Annual payments for farm changes that cut phosphorus run-off in the Somerset Tone, Parrett and Yeo sub-catchments.
- From
- Wessex Water
- How much
- Same rates as the Stour scheme: £720/ha zero-input grass (£500 free-draining); £600/ha low-input grass, herbal ley or legume fallow (£400 free-draining); £400/ha grassland reversion; £3,000/ha ridged buffer; £3,500/ha beetle bank; £2,500/ha in-field grass strip, per year for 3 to 3.5 year agreements starting autumn 2026 or spring 2027.
- Who can apply
- Farmers in the scheme's target sub-catchments of the Tone, Parrett and Yeo.
Where it’s available
Land in parts of: Bath and North East Somerset, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, Hampshire, Somerset, Wiltshire. The finder checks your exact land.
What you’ll need
- Land in the target area
- No double funding
How to apply
- Contact the Wessex Water project team via the scheme page
Rates read from Wessex Water's page on 29 October 2026.
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- 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.
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Checked against the official pages on 29 October 2026. Sources: 1. Always read the official page before you apply.