Guidance

England Woodland Creation Offer 2024 rate uplifts: operations note 67

How the Forestry Commission will apply the 2024 rate uplifts to England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) applications and agreements.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Published: 18 March 2024
• Last updated: 10 April 2024
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  1. 10 April 2024

     Updated operations note 67 with clarifications on the Additional Contribution uplift for those submitting their final claim before, on or after the 18 March 2024.

  2. 19 March 2024

     Added details as the new spatial targeting layer, ‘EWCO Nature Recovery – Priority Habitat Network’, has been added to the mapping browser.

  3. 18 March 2024

     First published.

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England Woodland Creation Offer 2024 rate uplifts: operations note 67

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On 18 March 2024 the Forestry Commission announced new payments and increased rates for existing payments for EWCO as follows:

• low sensitivity land payment: a new payment to encourage EWCO applications on low sensitivity land for woodland creation, paid at £1,100 per hectare
• Nature Recovery – premium: a new payment option added to the Nature Recovery Additional Contribution (AC), to encourage the creation of highly biodiverse woodlands next to ancient woodlands, paid at £3,300 per hectare
• increased rates for existing ACs: the rates of all ACs have been increased, except for the High and Low Nature Recovery ACs
• increased rate for maintenance payments: rising to £400 per hectare per year (previously £350 per hectare per year)