River Nidd Catchment Sensitive Farming Partnership
Catchment Sensitive Farming
The Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) programme works with farmers to reduce water and air pollution from land in Countryside Stewardship high and, from April 2022, medium water quality priority areas across England.
The programme, which started in 2006, is funded by Defra and supported by Natural England and the Environment Agency.
Through local CSF partnerships, landowners can get in touch with expert advisors for:
- one-to-one advice
- group training and on-farm events
- help to get funding
- visits from agricultural specialists
The River Nidd Catchment Partnership
The River Nidd Catchment Partnership has been delivered by Nidderdale National Landscape in partnership with Natural England since 2009.
Through the partnership, local CSF officers offer free, confidential one-to-one advice and Countryside Stewardship approvals within the whole of the River Nidd catchment and River Ure catchments within Nidderdale National Landscape, including Rivers Skell, Laver, Kex Beck and River Burn.
You can check if your land is in a high and medium priority areas using Natural England’s online MAGIC Map application.
Directions on how to use the map are available on GOV.UK – Catchment Sensitive Farming.
This project brings together a range of organisations with an interest in our local rivers, including Yorkshire Water, Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust, Dales to Vale Rivers Network and the Environment Agency.
Events
A number of events are held every year as part of the CSF programme.
You can view the latest online events on our Farm support resources page.
For more information
To find out more about Catchment Sensitive Farming programme, visit GOV.UK.
You can also get in touch with our CSF officer Marian Wilby, Nidderdale National Landscape Land Management Team Leader, on:
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