Scale and type of planting

Grant funding is available for a range of different woodlands from small plantings to larger scale areas.

Grants are entirely bespoke based on your individual needs. From the first call to your Heartwood Community Forest woodland officer, a team of local experts will be available to help you realise the full potential that trees can bring to your land.

Examples of woodlands that funding can be used to support:

• Multi-use woodland (more than 5 hectare): Minimum of 1,600 tree per hectare, no single species more than 70%, up to 20% woody shrubs.
• Small scale tree planting (0.5-4.99 hectare): Minimum of 1,100 trees per hectare, up to 20% woody shrubs.
• Very small-scale tree planting (0.1-0.49 hectare): Minimum of 1,100 trees per hectare, up to 20% woody shrubs, fruit trees accepted.
• Low density tree planting: Minimum of 25 trees per hectare, minimum final canopy cover of 20% across area planted, species appropriate to context.
• Hedgerows with or without trees: 5 plants per linear metre, trees planted every 15 metres as appropriate, 70% native or locally characteristic.
• Natural colonisation: Must achieve minimum of 60% woody cover and 100 trees per hectare within 10 years.