Woodland Grants and Plans

Woodland Grants and Plans

England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) Grant

To create at least 1 hectare of woodland. Open to landowners, land managers and public bodies with funding up to £10,200 per hectare plus maintenance, and capital items. 

 

Woodland Creation Planning Grant (WCPG)

Provides funding to prepare a Woodland Creation Design Plan for a minimum of 5 hectares of woodland. 


Woodland Tree Health Grants

WTH Restoration Grant provides support for restocking after felling due to tree health issue 

WTH Improvement Grant provides support for the removal of trees and rhododendron infected. 

Felling Licence Applications

Particularly important for CS Capital Grant agreement holders felling more than the unlicenced limit of 5m2 of timber per calendar quarter

Regional and Partnership Grants

Local Woodland Creation Partners offer competitive funding across certain catchments. 

 

Funding currently available in parts of Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire. 

 

Woodland Trust Grants

Available for educational establishments, local authorities and not-for-profit community groups, including resident associations, sports clubs, local council, faith groups, scouts, guides and many more. 

 

Packs available:

Hedge packs, Copse packs, Wild Harvest packs, Year-round colour packs, Working wood packs, Wild wood packs, Wildlife packs, and Urban packs. 

Woodland Management Plans (WMPs)

Funding available for Woodland Management Plans via Countryside Stewardship Capital Grants

 

Threshold payments for 

eligible land:

  • 0.5 ha to 50ha: flat rate of £1,500
  • 51ha to 100ha:  £1,500 for the first 50ha, plus £30 per ha up to and including 100ha
  • more than 100ha: flat rate of £3,000, plus £15 per ha over 100ha

Forest Inventory and Mensuration Services

Fundamental to sustainable forest management in accordance with the UK Forestry Standard. It assists land owners and managers in planning harvesting operations as well as gaining a better understanding of: 

 

  • how fast your trees are growing
  • carbon sequestration
  • coppicing and thinning rotations
  • natural regeneration