Guidance

Can I move my project from an existing woodland creation scheme to the England Woodland Creation Offer?: operations note 54

This Operations Note explains the eligibility criteria that determine when the holders of existing grant agreements for woodland creation can apply to the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO).

From:
Forestry Commission
Published
8 June 2021
Last updated
15 November 2021 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Can I move my project from an existing woodland creation scheme to the England Woodland Creation Offer?: operations note 54

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Details

A 7 page guide containing:

  • purpose
  • background
  • eligibility to move to EWCO
  • sources of further advice
Published 8 June 2021
Last updated 15 November 2021 + show all updates

  1. Operations Note 54 updated to version 1.3.

  2. New revision of Operations Note 054.

  3. Updated to: confirm the eligibility to transition Woodland Carbon Fund agreements into EWCO, confirm that land under an Environmental Stewardship (ES) an agreement cannot be included in an application for EWCO and removing this land from the ES agreement will result in a reclaim and potential penalty, and land that has been previously removed from an ES agri-environmental agreement to go into woodland creation under Countryside Stewardship is not eligible for transition to EWCO

  4. First published.

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