Grab your Grant in 2018

Funding still available: Grab your Grant in 2018

With the Woodland Creation Grants application window looming this week (16 February 2018), there are still plenty of opportunities to gain vital funding for your tree planting and forestry projects.

Grants available now:

• HS2 Woodland Fund - Providing woodland owners and land managers within a 25-mile buffer around the Phase One Act Limits with funding for Native Woodland Creation and PAWS Restoration.
• Countryside Stewardship - Improving existing woodland. Apply now, request application pack by 9 March and submit by 13 April
• Changing Landscapes - A National Forest scheme focused on the creation of new woodland and associated habitats, offering attractive funding to a wide range of projects. Round 11 opened on 2 January 2018.
• Biodiversity Offset - The Trust for Oxfordshire's Environment and Network Rail are working together to offer an exciting opportunity for biodiversity in Oxfordshire and Berkshire.

There may also be other opportunities to gain a welcome funding boost to encourage more planting - keep up to date by visiting the Forestry Commission England's Woodland Creation Hub.