Grants for woodland creation and hedging
There are many types of planting grants currently available, operated by many different organisations. Each grant is separately assessed and advice should be sought from the appropriate offices before any work is commenced.
Perhaps the best place to start for initial advice is the Forestry Commission (FC). The addresses for regional offices can be found on their web site.
Forestry Commission Officers will be able to offer advice on grants operated by the FC including creating new woodland , extending existing woodland, native hedging and some timber planting etc. They may also be able to provide other contacts if your scheme does not fall within their remit.
Grant Assistance Available
Other grants and local assistance may be available for tree and hedge planting through the following:
- DEFRA, SERAD & WOAD
- Local Councils
- FWAG
- English Nature
- Scottish Natural Heritage
- and other bodies
Tree Planting Grants, Advice & Assistance
In addition to the current Forestry Authority and FWPS grants, there are many smaller specific schemes relating to hedgerows, Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Native Plantings, Wetland Management and small tree plantings.
These may be administered, according to locality, by DEFRA,
SERAD,
FWAG, Regional Councils,
Scottish Natural Heritage,
English Nature,
Tir
Gofal, Countryside Council
for Wales, Welsh
Assembly, etc (this list is not exhaustive).
