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Landowners in the East of England urged to take up new woodland grants - Press Release from Forestry Commission Almost £1 million is now available from the Forestry Commission for the management and creation of woodland in the East of England. Over £400,000 of this is available for the creation of new woodland.
"My hope is that landowners will act fast to take advantage of our grants, particularly as in a recent survey three quarters of the respondents from the East of England say they want more woodland in the region," said Steve Scott, Forestry Commission Conservator. "For example, we are particularly interested to hear from landowners with unproductive wet areas; it might be possible to create new native wet woodland, composed of willow or alder."
The Forestry Commission has just published its second round of Regional Prospectus for applications under the English Woodland Grant Scheme (EWGS). This provides an overview of the grant budgets that will be available in each region in financial year 2007/08. There are a series of deadlines for specific grants so interested applicants are urged to act now to benefit from available funds.
Funding available* for the East of England is:
· approximately £410,000 for woodland creation;
· up to £100,000 for woodland regeneration and restocking following felling;
· up to £120,000 for woodland accepted into EWGS contracts under the Woodland Management Grant to help secure long-term stewardship of existing woodlands;
· up to £230,000 will be targeted for specific work on public access and Biodiversity Action Plan priorities to improve woodlands and their benefits to people and wildlife;
· a further £80,000 will be targeted to improve the condition of woodland Sites of Special Scientific Interest in private ownership;
· £50,000 will be available for the Forest School Challenge fund, now in its second year;
· up to £45,000 will be available to support planning and assessment work in woodlands to underpin better subsequent sustainable management.
Woodland and other landowners interested in grants to help them manage their existing woodland or create new ones, should contact the Forestry Commission on 01842 815544 or log onto www.forestry.gov.uk/ewgs .
For further information contact Steve Scott 01842 815544 steve.scott@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
* The actual funds available for payment in 2007/08 will depend on the demand for grants under existing scheme commitments. Regional allocations may be re-deployed in the light of actual demand (applications and uptake by existing contract holders) and taking account of national targets and priorities for support. The Forestry Commission therefore cannot guarantee to spend all of each allocated regional grant budget.
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