Grant or payment · Scotland
Forestry Grant Scheme: Agroforestry
Grant to plant trees in grazed pasture or arable fields (silvopasture or silvoarable) for shelter, timber, fruit or nuts and wildlife.
- From
- Scottish Forestry
- How much
- 300-400 trees/ha: £5,400/ha initial payment plus £126/ha a year for 5 years. 150-200 trees/ha: £2,790/ha plus £72/ha a year for 5 years.
- Who can apply
- Owners or tenants (with landlord form) of 0.5 to 15 ha per farm business of permanent or temporary grassland or arable land (normally LCA class 1.1 to 4.2) declared on the previous SAF.
What you’ll need
- BRN and land declared on your last SAF
- Tree protection from livestock and deer
- Land kept available for grazing or cropping for the 20-year contract
How to apply
- Read the Agroforestry guidance
- Apply through Rural Payments and Services under the Forestry Grant Scheme
- Wait for an approved contract before planting
Agroforestry guidance page published 27 February 2025. Agroforestry can also count as an Ecological Focus Area for Greening in some cases.
Similar schemes
- Forestry Grant Scheme: Woodland Creation Open all yearScottish ForestryGrants to plant new woodland, including small or farm woodland, with an initial planting payment, five years of establishment payments and capital items such as fencing.
- Forestry Grant Scheme: woodland improvement, management and other options Open all yearScottish ForestryGrants for existing woodland and the forestry sector: woodland improvement, sustainable management of forests, tree health, harvesting and processing, forest infrastructure and forestry co-operation.
- MOREwoods Open all yearWoodland TrustSite visit, woodland design, trees and protection, and funding for new woodland of at least half a hectare.
- Small Woodland Loan Scheme (SWLS) Open all yearScottish ForestryLoan towards the capital costs of creating a new small woodland, paid before your Forestry Grant Scheme capital claim comes through.
- Forestry and Land Scotland new entrant farming opportunities (FONE) Check it’s runningForestry and Land ScotlandFarm and grazing lets on Scotland's national forests and land for new entrants, coordinated with the Farming Opportunities for New Entrants (FONE) group.
Checked against the official pages on 29 October 2026. Sources: 1, 2. Always read the official page before you apply.