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Find practical options for your land

Explore current SFI26 and countryside stewardship options, understand what may fit, and keep the official sources in view.

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Current information, with sources in view

LandSteward monitors official GOV.UK information. Proposed changes wait for human review, while the last approved information stays available.

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Official SFI26 + CS Higher Tier sources changed; review is pending

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Compatibility Checker

See which SFI26 actions may work together on the same parcel.

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Action Finder

Search actions by land type, goal or official code.

71 SFI26 actions

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SFI26 Readiness Checker

Check current registration, land area and common-land basics before preparing a Window 2 application.

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Check your SFI26 application route

Check current registration, land area and common-land basics before preparing a Window 2 application. This is not full eligibility confirmation.

SFI26 application windows · Review needed

We cannot confirm current availability

Window 1 is closed. Review the approved Defra update for the latest Window 2 position. Check the current official update before applying.

Showing the last approved information where available. Source checks or editorial review are outstanding.

Last approved update: Progressing SFI26 applications from Windows 1 and 2

Read the official window update → Check your basic readiness →

SFI26 uses controlled application windows. Common land and shared grazing cannot be included in an SFI26 agreement.

Already in SFI24?

See which actions are retained, repriced, replaced or removed under the current SFI26 offer.

See the SFI24 → SFI26 changes

Planning context: BPS ended after the 2023 scheme year. Delinked payments replaced it in 2024 and reduce each year through their final year, 2027.

LandSteward includes an SFI26 checker and a CS Higher Tier option screener. Screening helps identify options to explore; it does not confirm access to an application route.

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