Glastir Woodland Creation Grant
A new woodland creation grant is available through Forestry Commission Wales:
- For all landowners across Wales with more than 0.25 hectares of land
- On land designated by FCW and conservation bodies in Wales as suitable for new planting
- Where there is no conflict with other agri-environmental schemes.
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Glastir Woodland Creation Officers are available to draw up your application and these services are free of charge to the landowner. You may contact a woodland creation officer yourself or ask FCW to appoint one on your behalf. |
View New FCW Map Viewer The Forestry Commission Wales (FCW) Map Viewer allows you to explore and discover information about Wales's woodlands and forests. You can display a wide variety of information on the map including Glastir Woodland Creation planting maps.
Map Viewer Guidance Page
Glastir Woodland Creation Mapping and eligibility guide (PDF)
Mapping appeals form
How much grant can I get?
There are three parts to the grant you can claim:
- An establishment grant paid over three years (see table below)
PLUS,
- A fencing grant of £3.15 per metre which includes an allowance for gates and stiles.
- An income foregone payment called the Woodland Creation Premium (WCP). This is claimed annually using the Single Application Form (SAF). Farmers can claim £300/ha/year for 15 years, non-farmers can claim £66/ha/year for 15 years.
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Woodland Category |
Glastir New Planting - Establishment Grant £/ha |
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Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
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Small Simple Woodland |
500 |
150 |
150 |
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Basic Mixed Woodland |
980 |
500 |
500 |
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Enhanced Mixed Woodland |
2350 |
500 |
500 |
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Native Woodland – Carbon |
3500 |
500 |
500 |
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Native Woodland – Biodiversity |
1890 |
500 |
500 |
What do I do next?
You can get full details of the scheme by contacting the Glastir Woodlands team at bww.ts@forestry.gsi.gov.uk or by phoning 0300 068 0300.
Contact Details: Approved Woodland Creation Officers for Glastir Woodland Creation Scheme
You can also look at the full Glastir Woodland Creation scheme rules (PDF) online.
Customer Reference Number (CRN)
Grants are available to all landowners in Wales. However you will need to contact the Welsh Government's Rural Pyaments Division to get a Customer Reference Number (CRN) and to register the land before applying for the grants. This is because our grants are partly funded by the European Union through the 2007-2013 Rural Development Plan for Wales and will be subject to some new rules. One of these is that all beneficiaries of grants, funded through the Rural Development Plan in Wales, must have a unique Customer Reference Number (CRN.) Each CRN will be linked to a set of payee details to which all grant payments will be directed.
If you do not have a CRN you will need to register for one before we are able to approve your grant scheme. To register, you will need to contact your local Welsh Government Divisional Office and request a copy of the relevant forms. Please inform WAG that you are a forestry customer. The Forestry Commission cannot undertake registration on your behalf.
If you are a farmer receiving the single farm payment or if you take part in an agri-environment scheme, such as Tir Gofal, you will already have a CRN. (The number starts with the letter A and is followed by seven digits: e.g. A0044267).
The new grants are stand-alone grants within Glastir:
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You do not have to be a farmer to apply.
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If you have already applied for the Glastir All-Wales element(AWE), you can still apply for our Glastir Woodland Creation grants.
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Planting using these grants will not have any effect on a future application to Glastir AWE.
- The planted area will not reduce the points that a landowner can claim for AWE unless he/she chooses to exclude woodland areas from Glastir AWE application.
