Forestry Commission has announced increases to funding under the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO), making woodland creation even more appealing to landowners.
Cumbria Woodlands, as well as others, has been advocating for increasing the EWCO payments for some time now. Cumbria Woodlands has been integral to this process, ensuring landowners can get the best offers for woodlands.
Payments for Standard Cost Items have increased, for example:
- The payment for the supply and planting of a tree has increased from £1.60/tree to £1.72/tree
- The supplement for use of individual tree shelters has increased from £2.00 to £2.43
- The payment for deer fencing has increased from £9.00/m to £10.27/m
Maintenance payments have also increased from £300/ha to £350/ha per year for ten years.
These are substantial increases to the funding and are well worth looking into. For the full details visit the Forestry Commission guidance page here:
Payment rate revisions for the England Woodland Creation Offer: operations note 64 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
- Are you a landowner interested in woodland creation and/or management?
- Want to know more about how you could work with EWCO on your land?
- Want to know about all the potential funding schemes for woodland creation?
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