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S1: Grant funding for woodland creation
Scotland's Farm Advisory Service Podcast
English - August 29, 2019 11:33 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBGovernment Education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
How can growing trees benefit the rest of the farm?
What grant funding is available to help you plant a new woodland?
How can you access woodland creation grants?
Virginia Harden-Scott, Woodland Creation Officer at Scottish Forestry spoke to SAC Consulting's forester Leona Baillie about how the Forestry Grant Scheme (FGS) works. They discussed what the funding can pay for and how to find out what kind of woodlands could work for your land and benefit your farm business.
Further information
Scottish Forestry – more information on woodland creation.
Rural Payments and Services – details of specific grant options, payment rates, application scoring criteria.
Scotland's Farm Advisory Service webpage has many more resources about farm woodlands.