Guidance

Woodland creation grant: Countryside Stewardship (from 10 September 2018)

Capital grant for farmers and land managers to create woodland: find out about payment rates and the rules for the scheme. This guidance applies to Woodland Creation grants from 10 September 2018.

From:
Forestry Commission, Rural Payments Agency, and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
7 August 2019

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This page has been withdrawn because it’s out of date. For current information read: Woodland creation and maintenance grant: Countryside Stewardship

Applies to England

Documents

Countryside Stewardship Manual: Woodland Creation Grant

PDF, 744 KB, 70 pages

Details

The woodland creation grant is for a 2 year capital works programme to plant and protect young trees. You can apply for this grant all year round.

A woodland creation maintenance grant WD1 of £200 per hectare for 10 years is available. This is for the ongoing maintenance of the trees after they’ve been planted. Before you can be invited to apply for this grant (through Higher Tier) you must have met the objectives of the woodland creation grant capital works agreement, and have had your final claim for that agreement approved. The deadline for this application will be given with the application form.

Use the manual on this page to understand:

  • the eligibility requirements
  • how to apply
  • the payments you could receive
  • the rules and conditions for the scheme

If you applied for the grant between 2 January and 16 February 2018 refer to the previous manual.

Published 7 August 2019

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