Are you thinking of applying for the Woodland Creation Grant, but concerned about the costs of getting the application together and not being approved?

On the 2nd November 2020, the RPA announced that the minimum application requirement for the Woodland Creation Grant had been reduced from 10ha to 5ha as part of their plan to increase tree planting in the UK.

The Woodland Creation Planning Grant (WCPG) is available to farmers who are interested in planting new woodland on their land and helps to cover the costs of producing a woodland creation design plan for the application. There are 2 stages to the WCPG application:

Stage 1 – Where constraints and opportunities are identified which may affect the proposed planting. Funding of up to £1,000 is available to cover this stage.

Stage 2 – If there is potential for woodland creation to take place on the site, further support can be given for completion of the application form at £150/ha.

If specialist survey work is required at Stage 2, such as an archaeological survey, then supplementary payments may be available to cover these additional costs.

Applications are open year-round. If you want to discuss the possibility of doing a Woodland Creation grant, please contact Emily at emilywynder@fcgagric.com or your local FCG Office.