Grants and Licences in Wales

 

Here you can find information about the grants and regulatory work of Forestry Commission Wales. Use the left-hand links to view detailed information about:

• Grants and Licences Online (G&L Online)
  Our new G&L Online service will be used by management planners to apply for Better Woodlands for Wales (BWW) grants on your behalf.  Our map-based Land Information Search (LIS) shows features that occur on your land, or that of others.  This allows you to carry out research on your land prior to making an application for grant assistance or for a licence to fell growing trees.
  
  
• Better Woodlands for Wales (BWW)
  BWW (pdf) is the new Forestry Commission Wales grant scheme which is now open for applications.
  
  
• Woodland Grant Scheme (WGS)
  This grant scheme closed to new applications on 31st August 2006.  From this date, in Wales, all new grant applications should be submitted through the Better Woodlands for Wales (BWW) scheme .  WGS customers can continue to submit claims for payment.  See the Claims and Amendments page for details.
  
  
• Wood Energy (WEBS)
  This grant scheme closed to new applications on the 31st March 2008. Please refer back to these pages for information on future wood energy grant schemes.
  
  
• Reclaiming Our Forgotten Inheritance (RoFI)
  Reclaiming our Forgotten Inheritance is a £2.3 million project to protect or restore more than 4,000 hectares of plantations on ancient woodland.
  
  
• Felling Licences
  Information about the rules that govern tree felling and how to apply for a felling licence.
  
  
• Consultation
  The Forestry Commission consults interested parties about felling, new planting and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) decisions, and our Public Registers contain information about these activities happening in your area.
  
  
• Rights and Regulations
  All forestry work must meet the standards set out in The UK Forestry Standard, the chief guide to sustainable forestry.
  The UK Woodland Assurance Standard gives additional information on the use of the Standard and the process of certification of sustainably managed woodlands.
  This section also includes:
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) regulations;
  • European Union (EU) Directives;
  • European Protected Species
  • Other Acts, Regulations and Statutory Instruments (SIs) associated with forestry practice; and
  • Procedures for Complaints and Appeals against Forestry Commission decisions.

UK Forestry Standard   (974k - pdf)
UK Woodland Assurance Standard (Second Edition) (1741k - pdf)