AC2: Countryside educational access visits accreditation

Find out about eligibility and requirements for the countryside educational access visits accreditation item.

This item is part of Capital Grants 2025. You must read the聽Capital Grants 2025 guidance聽to understand the rules and how to apply.

If you鈥檙e applying for this item as part of a Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) application, you must read the CSHT applicant鈥檚 guide to understand the rules and how to apply.

How much you鈥檒l be paid鈥

拢277.26 once per agreement.聽

How this item benefits the environment聽

This item allows one member from your holding to get accredited to carry out enhanced educational experiences.聽

Where you can use this item鈥

You can use this item only alongside capital item VED1: Educational access visits . You must apply for both items in the same application.聽

What you must do to use this item聽

You must send one person from your holding to a Countryside Educational Visits Accreditation Scheme (CEVAS) training course. Read the for more information.聽

Evidence you must keep鈥

You must keep a copy of your accreditation certificate and provide with your claim.

Read the record keeping and site visit requirements in the聽Agreement holder鈥檚 guide: Capital Grants, Higher Tier capital grants and Protection and Infrastructure grants聽for more information.聽

If you鈥檙e applying for this item as part of a Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) application, you must read the record keeping and site visit requirements in the CSHT agreement holder鈥檚 guide.

Updates to this page

Published 2 April 2015
Last updated 7 February 2023 show all updates
  1. 'Where to use this item' updated to include WD2: Woodland Improvement

  2. Edited to include eligibility for Mid Tier.

  3. The Keeping records section of this page has been updated

  4. Updated for 2017 applications.

  5. Information updated for applications in 2016.

  6. First published.