{"id":611975528774,"date":"2025-10-16T16:41:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T16:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/uncategorized\/countryside-stewardship-hedge-grants-bn11\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T08:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T08:40:57","slug":"countryside-stewardship-hedge-grants-bn11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/hedging\/countryside-stewardship-hedge-grants-bn11\/","title":{"rendered":"Countryside Stewardship Hedge Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>BN11: Planting New Hedges<\/h2><p>The most popular hedge related <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/countryside-stewardship-grants\" rel=\"noopener\">Countryside Stewardship Grant<\/a> for our customers is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.uk\/countryside-stewardship-grants\/planting-new-hedges-bn11\" rel=\"noopener\">BN11: Planting New Hedges<\/a>. <\/p><h3>How Much Money Can I Get?<\/h3><ul>\n<li>The grant is currently \u00a322.97 per metre.<\/li>\n<li>Hedge plants start from under \u00a37 per metre if you buy our best value <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/mixed-bn11-bn7-countryside-stewardship-hedge-plants\">BN11 compliant hedge pack<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Planting accessories will be up to another \u00a37 per metre, depending on what you need.<\/li>\n<li>At under \u00a314 per metre, you have <strong>at least \u00a39 per metre <\/strong>to pay for planting, and <strong>from \u00a316 per metre with no accessories<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>The accessories are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/bamboo-canes\">bamboo canes<\/a> for supporting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/spiral-plant-guards-plastic\">plastic spirals<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/weed-suppression-mulch-fabric-and-pegs-pack\">mypex weed suppression fabric with pegs<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/mypex-weed-control-mulch-fabric\">without pegs<\/a>.<\/p><ul>\n<li>If there is <strong>no risk of herbivore or rodent <\/strong>grazing, you <strong>won\u2019t need spirals &amp; canes<\/strong>, and it\u2019s better not to use them where they are unnecessary.<\/li>\n<li>Mypex fabric is <strong>almost always recommended for new rural hedges<\/strong> that aren\u2019t going to get much attention (unlike your garden hedge). However, you can do without it as long as you weed the hedge and water well in dry weather, especially on dry soils.<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"klaviyo-form-QUGWUc\"><\/div><h3>Basic Requirements to Qualify for the Grant:<\/h3><p>You don\u2019t have to be a farmer with a field to qualify.<br>The new hedge must be on a site where you have \u201cmanagement control\u201d of both sides of the boundary, and one or more of the following:<\/p><ul>\n<li>there was a hedgerow in the past \u2013 as shown on historic maps or other records<\/li>\n<li>creation would extend or link existing lengths of hedgerow<\/li>\n<li>creation will help reduce soil erosion and run-off (which you can argue is anywhere there is soil and rain!)<\/li>\n<li>creation will help capture ammonia emissions from slurry or digestate stores, livestock housing or free-range areas for poultry or pigs<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/right-of-way-open-access-land\/use-your-right-to-roam\" rel=\"noopener\">access to open access land<\/a> is not obstructed<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>If grazing animals are in the field with the new hedge, it must be fenced off with at least 1.5m wide spacing for it to grow into when mature: set fencing at least 1.2m from the centre of the hedge, or, if there is a bank, as close to the base of the bank as possible<\/p><h3>Requirements for Planting a BN11 Compliant Hedge:<\/h3><ul>\n<li>apply any herbicide to a 1.5m strip in the August or September prior to planting only<\/li>\n<li>carry out planting work between 1 November and 31 March (this is when bareroot plants are delivered)<\/li>\n<li>prepare the ground along a 1.5m wide strip to provide good soil conditions and as little competition from other vegetation as possible<\/li>\n<li>Plants must be: <ul>\n<li>2-year-old transplants at least 450mm to 600mm high (plant nurseries all write this as 40\/60cm, which is the smallest size that country hedging is delivered in) <\/li>\n<li>native species, with no one species making up more than 70% of the total (so you need two species minimum, but could add as many as you like) <\/li>\n<li>planted in a staggered double row 40cm apart with a minimum of 6 plants per metre (see our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/hedging\/double-staggered-row-hedge-spacing-planting-distance\">double row hedge diagram<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>kept clear of weeds until they are established (this is so important: weeds can absolutely choke your new hedge)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>remove individual guards and tree shelters once the plants are established (they often fall apart by themselves in sunny conditions, especially if you choose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/biodegradable-spiral-plant-guards\">bio-spirals<\/a>) <\/li>\n<li>replace all failures in the following planting season (our bareroot hedging plants are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/pages\/bareroot-plant-guarantee\">guaranteed<\/a>, so we have got you covered)<\/li>\n<li>trim the newly planted hedge in at least the first 2 years to encourage bushy growth, allowing the hedge to become taller and wider at each cut (we recommend cutting at least 50% of the new growth, if not more)<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3>Documents &amp; Records<\/h3><p>To submit with your application: <\/p><ul>\n<li>photographs of the completed work<\/li>\n<li>historic map or other records to show that the proposed location of the hedge planting either: <ul>\n<li>is on an original footprint,<\/li>\n<li>extends existing hedges,<\/li>\n<li>contributes to the reduction of soil erosion and run-off \u2013 this can be marked on any map including the Farm Environment Record (FER)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>To keep and submit on request<\/p><ul>\n<li>consents or permissions <\/li>\n<li>the dates, locations and methods of weed control <\/li>\n<li>the dates of planting<\/li>\n<li>details of age, height and species planted <\/li>\n<li>photographs to show the planned location for 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