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Terms and conditions: England Woodland Creation Offer

You must read and agree to the terms and conditions set out in this document to apply for the England Woodland Creation Offer.

Applies to England

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Before you apply for the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO), you must read and agree to the terms and conditions.

Disclaimer

The Forestry Commission makes every effort to ensure the EWCO guidance on GOV.UK is accurate. However, neither the Forestry Commission nor its respective advisers, officers, delivery partners, employees, other staff or agents:  

  • make any representation or warranty (express or implied) as to the accuracy, reasonableness or completeness of this documentation  
  • accept any responsibility for the information contained in the documentation or for the fairness, accuracy or completeness of that information, nor shall any of them be liable for any loss or damage (other than in respect of fraudulent misrepresentation) arising because of reliance on such information or any subsequent communication

Previous versions

You can find previous versions of the EWCO terms and conditions on the National Archives.

Updates to this page

Published 5 June 2025
Last updated 29 October 2025 show all updates
  1. Updated terms and conditions to version 1.14. Changes include: - 2.1 and Annex 2A ‘in these conditions’ amended to “where they appear in the Grant Funding Agreement” - 2.1 Definition of Annex added - 2.1 Subsidy control act and UK subsidy database definitions added - 4.5 Clarity on delivery expectations and evidence added - Section 19 removed and section 33 updated to better align with CS - 12.2 and 15.4 Data transparency paragraphs added - 19/33 Section on insurance requirements removed and some information added to Limitation of Liability section - Annex 2A Reference to the Access Map and local authority exemption added to definition of Access Period - Errors in paragraph referencing updated throughout - References/links to EWCO Grant Manual replaced with references/links to EWCO Grant Guidance on GOV.UK, throughout document.

  2. First published.

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