Woodland Creation Planning Grant to encourage more woodland
The Forestry Commission and Defra have announced a new Woodland Creation Planning Grant. It’s to encourage farmers and landowners to plant and manage more trees.
The Woodland Creation Planning Grant supports the creation of a range of woodland types and sizes. It includes:
- Along rivers to improve the water environment
- Through natural colonisation
- For sustainable forestry
- Where their location and design will provide public benefits including greater access to nature.
What’s available?
Farmers and landowners across England have the potential to receive a Woodland Creation Planning Grant. They could receive a grant of over £10,000 for every hectare of woodland created.
The funding will support you to gather and analyse the information you need making sure you take into account:
- Biodiversity
- Landscape
- Water
- Historic environment
- Local stakeholders.
The government is committed to increasing planting rates to 30,000 hectares per year across the whole of the UK. It’s part of the UK’s efforts to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss.
Farming Minister Victoria Prentis said:
“Our new schemes are about supporting the choices that individual farmers and landowners make for their own holdings. These grants are available to help farmers and landowners grow and manage more trees as a profitable part of their overall business model, and I would encourage them to look at that support where they feel that it is the right choice for their business.”
Forestry Commission Chief Executive, Richard Stanford, said:
“Trees and woodland play a vital role in protecting the planet and help mitigate the increasing threat of climate change and biodiversity loss. Creating woods can be an excellent way to diversify farms, especially on marginal land – and there are exciting opportunities to grow and manage trees in a way that maximises the benefits they provide for climate, nature, people and the economy.
“As the Government’s forestry experts, we continue to support farmers and landowners in finding ways to grow trees in a way which meets their individual needs and ambitions. I would strongly urge everyone considering woodland creation to look into this promotional drive, contact their local Woodland Creation Officer and start to put down roots, to see the tangible benefits which trees can bring to their business.”
How to apply
You’ll need a landowner’s consent and signature if you don’t own the land. You will need to outline your planting proposal via an application form. You should complete the application form and return it by email to: WCPG@forestrycommission.gov.uk
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