PDF available to download below.
(Note: due to the size of the full handbook (6MB) you may prefer to download the sections individually, separate pdfs are available below)
IMPORTANT: Please ensure the handbook is read in conjunction with the OELS Official List of Changes document (NE228-1) listed below.
The third edition Environmental Stewardship Handbooks for Entry Level Stewardship (ELS), Organic Entry Level Stewardship (OELS) and Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) include new and revised options for farmers and land managers and details of the new Uplands strand of ELS and OELS.
The new handbooks become operational, as the legal basis for ES agreements, from 1 February 2010. Printed copies are available to order below.