Grant or payment · Scotland

Forestry Grant Scheme: Woodland Creation

Open all year Trees and woodland

Grants 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.

From

Scottish Forestry

How much

Standard areas, total per ha: Conifer £2,960, Diverse Conifer £3,840, Broadleaves £5,520, Native Broadleaves £3,200, Small or Farm Woodland £4,400, Native Broadleaves in Northern and Western Isles £6,720; outer core payment of £1,500/ha extra on some options (up to 20 ha). Higher rates in targeted areas.

Who can apply

Landowners and tenants (with a landlord's declaration) in Scotland, with land registered on Rural Payments and Services.

What you’ll need

• BRN and land registered on Rural Payments and Services
• Woodland Creation Operational Plan (or Small Woodland plan up to 5 ha)
• Compliance with the UK Forestry Standard
• No work started before approval

How to apply

1. Read the FGS full guidance and Woodland Creation Application Guidance
2. Talk to your Scottish Forestry Conservancy office
3. Apply through Rural Payments and Services and wait for an approved contract before starting

Similar schemes

• Forestry Grant Scheme: Agroforestry Open all yearScottish ForestryGrant to plant trees in grazed pasture or arable fields (silvopasture or silvoarable) for shelter, timber, fruit or nuts and wildlife.
• 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, 3. Always read the official page before you apply.