Deadline: 31-Oct-25
The Tree Council is delighted to invite applications for its Trees Outside Woodland Fund to establish trees outside woodland to create or enhance green spaces using a range of tree types and planting methods.
Funding Information
- Grants of between £10,000 and £40,000 for trees and supporting capital items are available per application.
Eligible Expenses
- Project type: Including (but not limited to) hedgerows, orchards, agroforestry, riparian, Miyawaki plantings and standard trees (including urban street trees or in hedgerows)
- Trees: Bare root or cell-grown, UK-sourced and grown, native and non-native trees of an appropriate size for your project. They fund whips, feathers, maidens and standards (up to 10 -12cm girth). Trees must comply with bio-secure tree sourcing requirements (see sourcing your trees)
- Establishment aids: Sustainable tree guards, ties e.g. rubber or hessian, stakes, organic mulch/biodegradable mulch mats and soil amendments (e.g. biochar)
Ineligible Expenses
- Large container stock except in certain circumstances (e.g. urban standards) where selected species are not available bare rooted
- Imported stock, except when unavoidable
- Single species planting, unless in an appropriate setting and with a valid reason
- Fruit trees on dwarfing rootstock
Geographical Focus
- Projects must be in England only.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be considered for a grant a project must first meet all of the following core eligibility criteria.
- Each project must:
- be in England
- be not for profit
- comply with biosecure tree sourcing requirements
- be delivered by 2 March 2026
- Each applicant must:
- ensure that public liability insurance is in place for each planting event
- obtain written permission to plant on each site(s)
- You can apply:
- if you are a local authority based in England (county council, unitary authority, metropolitan or London borough, combined authority, district, borough or city council)
- if you are you a registered charity planning to undertake this project in England (with a turnover of more than £100,000)
Selection Criteria
- Applicants should demonstrate how their project will align with these key criteria:
- Clear community benefit and involvement, such as volunteering, education, or wellbeing initiatives
- Improvements in biodiversity at the planting site(s) with the enhancement or creation of green spaces
- Clear understanding of site suitability for tree planting, based on site considerations
- Thoughtful tree selection following right tree, right place principles.
For more information, visit The Tree Council.