Deadline: 4-Mar-22
Is your organisation looking to manage or create new woodlands? Can your project promote community involvement through the planning and provision of footpaths, nature trails, sculptures etc? Do you require a grant from £10,000-£250,000? Are you a not-for-profit organisation? If you answered yes to these questions then the Community Woodlands Capital Grant Scheme is for you.
The projects funded by this grant scheme will help to inform the Welsh Government’s thinking on the long-term development of the National Forest in Wales.
Funding Information
- grants of £10,000–£250,000 for woodland capital projects
- up to 100% funding
- funding for not-for-profit organisations with a bank account and a constitution
Essential Criteria
- The UKFS defines the approach of the governments in the UK to sustainable forest management. This applies to all woodland.
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The standard covers different elements of sustainable forest management including:
- biodiversity
- climate change
- historic environment
- landscape
- people
- soil
- water
Requirements
Your project must:
- create, accelerate restoration or enhancement of community woodlands
- deliver accessible woodlands for all to enjoy
- create a woodland with a plan for future maintenance
- be led by or co-produced with the local community and empower them to create and care for woodlands
- meet the needs of local people, as a public amenity and designed to contribute to the provision of ecosystem services within the local area
- demonstrate multiple benefits spanning environmental, social, economic and cultural wellbeing
- consider Natural Resources Wales areas statement maps, UKFS guidance on the areas suitable for planting and the woodland opportunities map for guidance on areas for new planting
For mroe information, visit Heritage Fund.
For more information, visit https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/funding/community-woodlands