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75 publications for Forestry Grant Scheme

The Forestry Grant Scheme: A Guide to Grant Options for Existing Woodland Owners

This leaflet provides an overview of the funding categories and options available to help manage woodlands and contribute to the forestry industry.

28 Oct 2024 (Updated date)
PDF (430.79 KB)

The Forestry Grant Scheme: A Guide to Grant Options for Woodland Creation

This leaflet provides an overview of the funding categories and options available for woodland creation.

28 Oct 2024 (Updated date)
PDF (363.23 KB)
Guidance, notes, checklists and advice

Woodland Creation: Application Guidance

04 Aug 2025 (Updated date)
PDF (798.46 KB)
Planting trees / woodland creation

Woodland Creation: Application Guidance Supporting Information

This document should be used in conjunction with the Woodland Creation Applicant’s guide. It provides guidance on the collection of relevant information for investigations of land on which new woodland is to be created.

04 Aug 2025 (Updated date)
PDF (283.28 KB)

Customer Charter

This Charter sets out our Customer Service Standards for our handling of grants.

Specifically, application and capital claims for grant under the Forestry Grant Scheme (FGS).

The FGS sits within the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) 2014–2020.

01 Mar 2025 (Updated date)
PDF (360.82 KB)

Briefing Note 21: Future of FGS and Update on Budget Categories and Threshold Scores

This note sets out the future direction for FGS together with updates on Woodland Creation, variation requests and the budget situation/threshold scores for Forestry Grant Scheme applications.

28 Oct 2024 (Updated date)
PDF (316.71 KB)

Briefing Note 19: Budget Categories and Threshold Scores

This briefing note updates the budget situation and threshold scores for Forestry Grant Scheme applications as at 29 August 2018.

28 Oct 2024 (Updated date)
PDF (311.45 KB)

Briefing Note 17: Water Environment (CAR) Update

This briefing note provides information on the recent changes made to the Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (as amended), otherwise known as CAR brought about by the Water Environment (Miscellaneous) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 that effect forest road construction.

28 Oct 2024 (Updated date)
PDF (89.13 KB)

Briefing Note 16: Budget Categories and Threshold Scores

This briefing note updates the budget situation and threshold scores for Forestry Grant Scheme applications as at 3 April 2018.

28 Oct 2024 (Updated date)
PDF (351.44 KB)

Briefing Note 15: Woodland Creation Operational Plan

This briefing note provides information relating to recent changes made to the Woodland Creation Operational Plan.

28 Oct 2024 (Updated date)
PDF (85.64 KB)

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