Catchment sensitive farming

In England

Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) delivers practical solutions and targeted support to help farmers and land managers to take voluntary action to reduce diffuse water pollution from agriculture to protect water bodies and the environment.

It is a joint project between the Environment Agency and Natural England, funded by Defra and the Rural Development Programme for England, working in priority catchments within England.

• Map of priority catchment areas (PDF, 4MB)
  
  
• Natural England Catchment Sensitive Farming website
  For more information on CSF, on the Capital Grants Scheme, a full list of priority catchments and Catchment Sensitive Farming Officer (CSFO) contacts.
  
  
• Find out more about CSF workshops, seminars and farm demonstrations that will be taking place across England

In Wales

The Welsh Catchment Initiative is run by Environment Agency Wales, funded by the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG).  The scheme works in six priority catchments in Wales where diffuse pollution has been identified as a major threat to water quality.  The six catchments are the Cain, Cleddau, Clwyd, Teifi, Usk and Wye.

The initiative provides resources for a dedicated catchment coordinator, delivering practical advice and guidance to farmers and land managers within the catchment.  Activities include workshops, seminars, demonstrations and individual farm visits.

For further details:

• Tackling diffuse pollution (PDF 210KB).
• Wales Catchment Initiative