This window for Expression of Interest will open on 11 November 2024 and close at midnight on 28 February 2025.

 

The budget available for this Expression of Interest (EOI) window is £1 Million.

 

In Wales many larch woodlands have been infected by the fungal pathogen Phytophthora ramorum. The Woodland Restoration Scheme has been developed to enable woodlands infected by Phytophthora ramorum or areas of larch felled to help slow the spread of the disease, to be replanted.

When woodland is clear felled, there is a significant opportunity to diversify tree species, creating more mixed and native woodlands.

 

Successful applicants will need to produce a Forest Management Plan which complies with the UKFS before being processed to grant award stage.

 

Eligibility

To be eligible for the Woodland Restoration Scheme you must:

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

• have registered your land with the Welsh Government’s Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS)

• the woodland area must be a minimum of 0.25 hectares of eligible land

• have full management control over the land from the date the EOI is submitted for the duration of the grant award and full commitment period. If you only hold a grazing license, you are not eligible to apply

• have not made or will not make an insurance claim or received an insurance payment for the loss of trees due to Phytophthora ramorum

• submit a Forest Management Plan which meets the UKFS and is approved by the Welsh Government

 

Land eligibility requirements

 

To be eligible for a WRS Grant Award, the land must:

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• contain larch trees or have contained larch trees which have now been felled.

• be covered by an SPHN or Felling Licence

• not have been grant funded to restock from any other source

• not have been grant funded to fell young larch trees from any other source

• have satisfied all necessary consents with stakeholders and statutory bodies

• consist of field parcels that are 0.1ha or greater in area

• be located in Wales

 

Example of capital works

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• Basic Restocking – below 250 metres - £3,600.00

• Native Broadleaved - £4,200.00

• Broadleaved - £4,200.00

• Felling - Young larch - Clearing Saw - £600.00

 

Example of ‘other capital works’

• Post and Wire fencing plus Stock Netting - £8.32 per m

• Softwood Gate - £291.75 each

• Scrub clearance-mechanical - £227 per ha

• Invasive species control - £1,179 per ha

 

 

 

For more information or help with your application contact:

Kathryn Williams – 07971 583 638

kathrynwilliams@dmpcuk.com