Guidance

Guidance on woodland grant schemes and BPS: operations note 42

Supplementary guidance answering typical queries from applicants and agreement holders regarding the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in relation to woodland schemes.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Published: 24 November 2017
• Last updated: 8 December 2022 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 2 January 2024

Cross Compliance rules ended on 31 December 2023.

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• Publication for Northern Ireland
• Publication for Scotland
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Guidance on woodland grant schemes and BPS: operations note 42

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15-page summary on the BPS and woodland schemes, including:

• Countryside Stewardship Woodland Creation
• Countryside Stewardship Woodland Creation Maintenance Payments (WD1)
• Countryside Stewardship Woodland Improvement
• Countryside Stewardship Woodland Management Plans
• Countryside Stewardship Woodland Tree Health
• Woodland Carbon Fund
• Woodland Creation Planning Grant
• HS2 Woodland Fund
• any NfC woodland creation scheme, including the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) and agreements awarded under the GRCF

Published 24 November 2017
Last updated 8 December 2022 + show all updates

1. 8 December 2022

   Guidance on woodland grant schemes and BPS: operations note 42 has been updated.

2. 8 June 2021

   Update to include details on any Nature for Climate woodland creation scheme, including the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO).

3. 22 February 2021

   Guidance updated.

4. 9 March 2020

   Operations notes 42 has been updated with the dates for the 2020 window. The definitions in Section 4 have been updated to reflect changes in RPA land use code definitions.

5. 24 November 2017

   First published.