The Woodland Grant Scheme (WGS) provides grants to create new woodlands and to encourage the good management and regeneration of existing woodlands.

The creation of new woodlands and forests will

• increase the production of wood,
• improve the landscape,
• provide new habitats for wildlife, and sport

The Woodland Grant Scheme also aims to

• encourage good management of forests and woodlands, including their well timed regeneration, particularly looking after the ancient and semi-natural woodlands;
• provide jobs and improve the economy of rural areas and other areas with few other sources of economic; and
• to provide a use for land instead of agriculture

The grants are paid as part of a contract in which you agree to look after the woodlands and do the approved work to reasonable satisfaction. The amount of funding will increase under the England Rural Development Programme. Further details on the WGS are available at the Forestry Commission Website.