Grant or payment · Wales
Small Woodland Creation Grant / Small Grants - Woodland Creation
Grant for planting 0.1 to 1.99 ha of trees on improved or low-value land without needing a woodland plan, with fencing, gates, water items and 12 years of payments.
- From
- Welsh Government / Rural Payments Wales
- How much
- £3,594 to £6,982/ha depending on woodland type (e.g. Native Biodiversity 1100 at £3,594/ha); fencing £8.33/m; maintenance £422/£316/£264 then £74/ha to year 12; premium £387/ha for 12 years; £300 advice payment; extra £825/ha for qualifying native broadleaf planting.
- Who can apply
- Land holders in Wales registered on RPW (tenants need landlord consent), on land shown as eligible on the RPW map (not priority habitat, common land or land above the upper limit of enclosure).
- Opens
- 20 July 2026
- Closes
- 23 October 2026
What you’ll need
- Register with Rural Payments Wales (RPW) Online and get a Customer Reference Number (CRN)
- Land on RPW at least 14 days before the window opens
- Neighbours' agreement
- Planting below the EIA (Forestry) threshold
How to apply
- Closed: watch the rural schemes application dates page for the next window
- Successful 2026 applicants must plant and claim by 31 March 2027
Window 1 (SFS Optional) and the non-SFS Small Grants - Woodland Creation window both ran 20 July to 23 October 2026 (guidance published 20 July 2026). An earlier window ran 2 March to 22 May 2026. Next window not yet announced as of 30 October 2026.
Similar schemes
- 'Making wood work for Wales' capital grant (forestry and timber) OpenWelsh Government40% capital grant for tree nurseries, forestry contractors, timber harvesting and processing businesses and private forest owners to buy equipment and bring woodland into management.
- Woodland Creation Grant (SFS Optional and non-SFS windows) OpenWelsh Government / Rural Payments Wales · Closes 20 November 2026Pays for planting, fencing and gates for new woodland of 0.25 ha or more that has a Welsh Government-approved Woodland Creation Plan, plus 12 years of maintenance and premium payments.
- Woodland Creation Planning Scheme OpenWelsh Government / Rural Payments Wales · Closes 31 December 2026Grant towards a Registered Woodland Planner drawing up a UK Forestry Standard woodland creation plan, needed before applying for the Woodland Creation Grant.
- Free woodland creation pre-application advice Open all yearNatural Resources WalesFree check from NRW on whether your land is suitable for new woodland before you apply for planning or planting grants.
- Glastir Woodland Creation legacy payments Open all yearWelsh Government / Rural Payments WalesAnnual maintenance and premium payments that continue for woodland planted under existing Glastir Woodland Creation contracts.
- MOREwoods Open all yearWoodland TrustSite visit, woodland design, trees and protection, and funding for new woodland of at least half a hectare.
Checked against the official pages on 29 October 2026. Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4. Always read the official page before you apply.