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As the Government release information about the next batch of funding for woodland creation, it is also worth considering your planting scheme's eligibility for other avenues of financial support and plant material.
There are a number of other options available on a national, regional or local level.
If you intend to plant within the National Forest area, your scheme may qualify for woodland grants from the National Forest themselves. Conservation areas, small woodlands, orchards, hedgerows - all are eligible to apply within this area.
One organisation making huge strides in this area is the The Conservation Volunteers (TCV). In partnership with OVO Energy, the community volunteering charity promote and administer the I dig Trees initiative.
The initiative aims to plant over a quarter of a million trees in over 1250 green spaces across the year in this bare-root season. Available from the TCV website, there are a number of pack option available for qualifying schemes:
- Parkland: English Oak, Small-leaved Lime, Common Beech, Silver Birch and Hornbeam
- Large Garden: Downy Birch, Mountain Ash/Rowan, Common Alder, Wild Cherry, Norway Maple
- Small Garden: Mountain Ash/Rowan, Bird Cherry, Field Maple, Crab Apple and Grey Willow
- Wildlife and Shrubs: Blackthorn, Guelder Rose, Hawthorn, Common Dogwood, Goat Willow
For more information on the packs, qualification and application, visit the TCV website and kick-start your community planting project.
Also, you may find that your local region runs funding schemes themselves. This year, North West Leicesteshire District Council ran a Free Trees Scheme (now closed for this year). Last year, the council supplied over 18,000 community schemes with 2 year plants in holly, dogwood, field maple and alder varieties.
For further information, please visit:
https://www.tcv.org.uk/ TCV I-Dig-Trees Free Tree Scheme
www.nationalforest.org The National Forest
