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Woodland Grant Scheme – England

12th September 2018

The Woodland Creation Grant is now open for applications in England. The scheme is based on one-off payments for a series of capital grants for tree planting and associated tree protection items. If successful, the applicant will have 2 years to complete the capital works and a further 3 months to make their final payment claim for items.

Capital Items Available

  Code
  
  Capital
  Item
  
  Payment
  Rate
  
  TE4
  
  Tree Planting
  
  £1.28/tree
  
  TE5
  
  Individual Tree Shelter
  
  £1.60/unit
  
  FG1
  
  Fencing
  
  £4.00/m
  
  FG2
  
  Sheep Netting
  
  £4.90/m
  
  FG4
  
  Rabbit Fencing Supplement
  
  £2.50/m
  
  FG5
  
  Fencing supplement – difficult site
  
  £1.24/m
  
  FG9
  
  Deer Fencing
  
  £7.20/m
  
  FG12
  
  Wooden field gate or wooden wings
  
  £390/gate
  
  FG14
  
  Badger gate
  
  £135/gate
  
  FG15
  
  Water gates
  
  £240/gate
  
  BN13
  
  Top Wiring – Stone Wall
  
  £3.60/m
  
  RP32
  
  Small Leaky Woody Dam (1-3m)
  
  £461.39/dam
  

The minimum area of land to be included in an application must be at least 1ha with planting rate of 400 trees per ha. The maximum payment an applicant can apply for is capped at £6,800 per ha.

To be eligible, the land must not already by under a Rural Development Programme. The land used for planting will need to be identified as non-agricultural with the RPA but will still be eligible for BPS payments.

If you would like guidance on putting a scheme together, please contact your nearest office for advice.