England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO)
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs / Forestry Commission – Defra Trees Programme
Award
£4,000 – £2m
Total fund Up to £115m
Deadline
Closes 31 March 2030
Where
England
Summary
England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) supports the establishment of new woodlands and is administered by the Forestry Commission. The ‘Find a grant’ tool requires a ‘closing date’ to be specified – 31 March 2030 reflects the period EWCO funding is currently confirmed until, rather than a known closure date. EWCO is funded through the Defra Trees Programme.
Who can apply
All landowners, land managers and public bodies can apply. The land you own or manage must be: entirely within England under your management control for the full duration of the agreement – if it’s not you’ll need to get written permission from any counter signatories, such as the landowner You must create woodland that is: at least 1 hectare, which can be made up of several compartments (or blocks), each no smaller than 0.1 hectare a minimum width of 20 metres wide – except for riparian buffers and shelterbelts, which can have a minimum width of 10 metres Find out more about EWCO eligibility on the GOV.UK how EWCO works guidance .
Full details
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs / Forestry Commission – Nature for Climate Fund You can apply to get money to help create new woodland through the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO). You can get up to £10,200 per hectare to create the woodland. You could also get up to £12,700 in additional payments if your woodland contributes to the local community, nature recovery or the environment. For more information, read the guidance on how EWCO works on GOV.UK. You can access all EWCO-related guidance and forms on the GOV.UK EWCO collection page .