Farmers have been urged to apply for the latest round of the Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund.
The 2.5 million budget opened on Tuesday (November 7) and closes on January 25, 2023.
The fund encourages collaboration between farming groups, while supporting Government efforts to protect and enhance the local environment in line with local Countryside Stewardship priorities.
The scheme will reward farmers for activities such as restoring habitats for wildlife and improving biodiversity, creating woodland, improving air and water quality or restoring historic environments also support the delivery of the 25-Year Environment Plan.
Farming Minister Mark Spencer said: By joining forces on shared environmental ambitions, farmers and landowners are able to deliver a greater positive impact on our landscape than they could ever achieve alone.
The fund is part of the Rural Payments Agencys (RPA) aim to support agricultural and rural communities across the country.
This is the seventh round of the Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund under the current Rural Development Programme for England.
The fund has benefited more than 180 groups with over 4,000 members, with this round of funding expected to support more than 40 further groups.
Paul Caldwell, chief executive of the RPA, said: We want to see uptake from new and existing groups to deliver large scale environmental improvement in their local areas, create valuable connections and share farming knowledge.
