Guidance: Apply for a lump sum payment to leave or retire from farming

Check if you’re eligible for the Lump Sum Exit Scheme, what you need to do and how to apply.

Policy paper: Nature Recovery Network

A national network of wildlife-rich places to increase and restore nature, and the role of the delivery partnership and management group.

Press release: New bathing water status in the Isle of Wight and Oxford

Part of the Wolvercote Mill Stream at Port Meadow, Oxford, and the East Cowes Esplanade on the Isle of Wight will be added to the list of bathing waters.

Press release: Exit scheme opens to support farmers who wish to leave the industry and create opportunities for new entrants

Government opens application window for the Lump Sum Exit Scheme to facilitate a voluntary planned exit from the industry.

Consultation outcome: Bathing waters: designation of East Cowes Esplanade

Seeking views on proposals to designate East Cowes Esplanade as a bathing water.