DAVIS MEADE

 

The application window will open on 24th July 2023 and close on 15th September 2023.

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This grant provides financial support for creating larger areas of woodland or small areas not suitable for the Small Grants - Woodland Creation Scheme. With 11.5 million of grant funding available in total.

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Eligibility

• Farmers, land managers and other landowners can apply for the scheme.

• Applicants must have a verified Woodland Creation Plan before applying.

• Funding is available to create a plan through the Woodland Creation Planning Scheme. 

• The minimum area of land for an application is 0.25ha. There is no maximum area.

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Funding

This scheme provides funding for the planting of trees and the installation of fencing and gates. It also offers 12 years of maintenance and premium payments (compensation for loss of agricultural income).

 

Successful applicants will be paid for each hectare of trees they plant.

Payment amounts depend on the type of planting and the numbers of trees planted in each hectare of land.

 

The scheme also pays for fencing and gates to be installed around tree planting areas, such as:

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• standard gate (metal) - £221 each

• standard gate (softwood) - £291.75 each

• standard gate (hardwood) - £669.41 each

 

The scheme provides annual maintenance payments per hectare to look after the trees over a 12-year period as below. This does not apply to the agroforestry option which receives £30 per hectare per annum over a 5-year period.

 

Annual Maintenance Payments

• 1 year  = £400

• 2 years = £300

• 3 years = £250

• 4 – 12 years = £70

 

To compensate for the loss of agricultural income on the land that trees are planted on, the scheme also provides annual premium payments of £350 per hectare (this is not available for Agroforestry schemes).

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For more information or help with your application contact:

Kathryn Williams – 07971 583 638

kathrynwilliams@dmpcuk.com