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Forestry and Land Scotland new entrant farming opportunities (FONE)

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Farm and grazing lets on Scotland's national forests and land for new entrants, coordinated with the Farming Opportunities for New Entrants (FONE) group.

From

Forestry and Land Scotland

How much

Not a payment: a lease of land. Terms not published on the page read.

Who can apply

New entrants to farming.

What you’ll need

• Business plan for the advertised unit

How to apply

1. Watch Forestry and Land Scotland for advertised opportunities
2. Ask the Scottish Land Matching Service about other public and private opportunities

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 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.

Checked against the official pages on 29 October 2026. Sources: 1, 2. Always read the official page before you apply.