Woodland Creation Grant

Purpose

This grant supports the establishment of new woodlands that meet national and regional priorities. The grant is available on a competitive and regional basis, using scoring systems that select applications based on best fit with the public benefit priorities.

WCG now has new Additional Contributions available of up to £2000 where applications meet national and regional priorities. This means we can offer up to £3800 per ha in priority areas. The new target areas and rates can be found in the relevant region's WCG guide available for download from the 'Documentation' table below. A summary of the rates is also available by following the left hand link.

Aim

The aim of this grant is to generate the greatest benefits by creating woodlands:

• Near to where people live, particularly within the urban fringe.
• For access, recreation and sport.
• Appropriately designed for wildlife, particularly where they can act as protective buffers and link important woodland habitats and other associated natural areas.
• Designed to enhance the landscape.
• To restore former industrial land.

This grant has three elements that can be applied for depending on the eligibility of the site and the applicant.

• Woodland Creation Grant (WCG)
  Contributes to the costs of establishing new woodlands that deliver benefits to the public.
• Additional Contributions (AC)
  Extra contribution towards the costs of creating new woodland in certain situations such as location, and woodland uses (e.g. as public access).
• Farm Woodland Payments (FWP)
  Compensation for agricultural income lost when creating new woodland on agricultural land.

Funding for Short Rotation Coppice can be obtained via the Energy Crop Scheme administered by Natural England.

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