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.