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Small Grants - Woodland Creation
APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED

 

The application window will open on 4th March 2024 and close on 19th April 2024.

 

Small Grants – Woodland Creation is a scheme aimed at farmers and other land managers to encourage planting of small areas of trees on land which is agriculturally improved or low environmental value in Wales.

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Funding is delivered through a flexible framework of support, with schemes – including Small Grants – Woodland Creation - delivering towards some of the following themes:

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  • farm scale land management

  • on farm environmental improvements

  • landscape scale land management

  • woodland and forestry

 

Funding is available for tree planting to create shelterwoods, alongside watercourses, and in field corners or small fields for stock shelter, biodiversity and woodfuel. Small Grants – Woodland Creation also offers 12 years of payments for Maintenance and Premium payment in respect of the new planting.

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Those applying for funding in this window will have to complete their new planting and capital works and claim for all capital works in the 2024/25 financial year i.e. by 31 March 2025. No extensions will be granted beyond 31 March 2025.

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Eligibility

  • you are registered with the Welsh Government and have been issued with a Customer Reference Number (CRN)

  • you are  a public or private land holder, municipality or an association, including community groups planting on publicly owned land

  • your landlord has given their agreement for you to enter the scheme if you are applying as a tenant

  • government departments or their agents are not eligible for funding

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Land eligibility

  • field parcels must be located in Wales

  • your land is registered within the Welsh Government Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS) as of 4th March 2024.

  • you have full management control of the land for the duration of the contract and the full commitment period

  • the minimum area of new planting to be eligible for Small Grants – Woodland Creation support is 0.1ha

  • the maximum total area per application is 1.99ha of planting which can be comprised of blocks of trees with a minimum area of 0.1ha

 

Funding

 

The following Capital and Area payments to support the establishment and ongoing maintenance of tree planting are available under the Small Grants – Woodland Creation scheme.

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Payment per Hectare

Wet Woodland and Streamside 1100 - £3,302

Wet Woodland and Streamside 1600 - £4,550

Native Biodiversity 1100 - £3,302

Native Biodiversity 1600 - £4,550

Wood fuel (productive) - £5,146

Native Shelterwood - £6,170

Shelterwood (productive) - £5,146

Red Squirrel 1600 - £4,550

Red Squirrel 2500 - £5,146

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For more information or help with your application contact:

Kathryn Williams – 07971 583 638

kathrynwilliams@dmpcuk.com

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