The English Woodland Grant Scheme (EWGS) provides grant support for landowners wanting to create new woodland and carry out sustainable woodland management, particularly where it protects and enhances the woodland’s environmental or social value.
We are open for EWGS applications
EWGS consists of 6 main grants:
- Woodland Planning Grant (WPG): to produce a woodland management plan.
- Woodland Assessment Grant (WAG): to collect information that assists management decision.
- Woodland Improvement Grant (WIG): to carry out capital projects in woodlands such as access tracks, uneconomic thinning, coppicing, rhododendron clearance and public access facilities.
- Woodland Regeneration Grant (WRG): to re-establish trees after felling.
- Woodland Management Grant (WMG): to carry out regular work such as ride management and pest control.
- Woodland Creation Grant (WCG): to create new woodland.
To apply for EWGS support, you need to:
- register you and your land with the Rural Payments Agency;
- submit an application for the grant you want – the forms and associated guidance are available by choosing the relevant grant above;
- submit a map of the woodland – you can request a map from us using the Map Request Form;
- check what designations could affect your woodland - use our Land Information Search;
- submit your application to your regional office.
The Forestry Commission operates EWGS under the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE). Summary information on EWGS and other grants for woodland can be found in the leaflet Funding for Farm Woodlands in England.
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