Grant Schemes/Funding Sources

Forestry Grants available as at April 2008

The Forestry Commission operates the English Woodland Grant Scheme to sustain and increase the public benefits derived from existing woodlands and to invest in the creation of appropriate new woodlands. Six grant types are offered:

Grant Type

Application

Payments

Woodland Planning

Producing plans which assist in the management of woodlands

£10 per ha up to 100 ha, £5 per ha thereafter (woods of 3 to 30 ha - £300 standard payment)

Woodland Assessment

Carrying out more detailed site assessments where required to ensure management decisions are based on good knowledge of the site and its needs

£5.60 per ha for ecological and historical/cultural assessments, £2.80 per ha for landscape, £300 single payment for determining stakeholder interests

Woodland Improvement

Carrying out appropriate work in SSSI woodlands, work which contributes to woodland HAPs or which enhances or creates public access

Fixed percentage (either 50 or 80%) of agreed costs

Woodland Management

Carrying out appropriate work which contributes towards the sustainable management of woodlands

£30 per ha per annum

Woodland Regeneration

Supporting natural regeneration and replanting after felling to achieve desirable change in woodland composition

Up to £1,760 per ha

Woodland Creation

Supporting appropriate woodland creation

Basic payments of up to £1,800 per ha with supplements and annual payments subject to eligibility

Prospectus 2008 will open to applications in May 2008. For more information go to………http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/INFD-73ubzf

NATURAL ENGLAND (RDS)

Grant Type Application Payments
Entry level scheme
  • Maintenance of woodland fences
  • Management of woodland edges
5 year scheme open to all eligible land owners with options chosen by the applicant to qualify for whole farm payment.

4 points/100metres

380 points/ha

£30/ha for all eligible land across holding
Higher level scheme Whole farm scheme (underpinned by ELS) with annual management supported by suite of capital items for the maintenance, restoration and creation of woodland and wood pasture. Woodland creation limited to 1 ha per block and a total of 3 ha per holding £100 per ha. per annum.

The Woodland Renaissance Partnership -

is interested in investing in projects with strategic relevance to the SW region. The scheme focuses on woodland management, marketing and processing of timber, new markets for forest products and services and innovative income generation for woodland owners. Grants can only be given to groups/collaborations/partnerships/clusters. We cannot give funding to an individual business. We normally give up to 50% of the funds required for a successfully appraised project. For further information, or to discuss an idea contact the Woodland Renaissance Facilitator: 01579 372100 jez.ralph@silvanus.org.uk