Plant trees on your farm with Woodland Trust

We are helping to fund the Woodland Trust’s MOREwoods and MOREhedges schemes to help landowners plant trees and hedgerows as part of your farm’s transition to a low/zero carbon future.

 

The Woodland Trust are offering partial funding for planting 0.5 hectares (ha) of new woodland or more as part of the MOREwoods and MOREhedges schemes. The MOREwoods and MOREhedges schemes can bring a multitude of benefits to your farm, such as:

  • Capturing carbon 
  • Protecting soil
  • Helping to manage flooding
  • Increase biodiversity
  • Offering habitats for game and wildlife

You can choose to create a shelterbelt, fill a corner of a field or even plant a small wood.

The minimum requirements for the Woodland Trust schemes are:

  • MoreWOODS: a minimum of 0.5ha of land to plant trees on
  • MoreHEDGES: at least 100-250m of hedgerow to plant that has connectivity to woodland
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The Woodland Trust are offering partial funding for planting 0.5 hectares (ha) of new woodland or more as part of the MOREwoods and MOREhedges schemes. The MOREwoods and MOREhedges schemes can bring a multitude of benefits to your farm, such as:

  • Capturing carbon 
  • Protecting soil
  • Helping to manage flooding
  • Increase biodiversity
  • Offering habitats for game and wildlife

You can choose to create a shelterbelt, fill a corner of a field or even plant a small wood.

The minimum requirements for the Woodland Trust schemes are:

  • MoreWOODS: a minimum of 0.5ha of land to plant trees on
  • MoreHEDGES: at least 100-250m of hedgerow to plant that has connectivity to woodland

Woodland Trust’s experts are here to help

Plant trees with the Woodland Trust and they’ll offer you:

  • Subsidised tree and hedgerow planting: If you have over half a hectare, or 100 - 250m of space to plant a new hedgerow, you can unlock a significant discount of up to 75% to plant trees or hedgerows on your land.
  • Woodland creation advice: The Woodland Trust Creation Team offer tailored advice on woodland design, ensuring the most appropriate spacing and species mix.
  • Woodland Trust specialist support throughout: You will have access to a dedicated Woodland Trust project officer who’ll help guide your application from start to finish. Either plant the trees yourself, or for projects over 1ha the Woodland Trust can arrange planting for you at a significantly subsidised rate.

Planting season is November to March, but it’s never too early to start planning! Apply now to plant trees and the Woodland Trust will work with you to create a plan that meets the needs of your farm.

Applications received from mid-October onwards are generally scheduled to be planted in the following planting season. For example, any applications from mid-October 2024 would typically be planted during November 2025 to March 2026.

The MOREwoods Taster Packs

Designed to provide small-scale, free tree planting opportunities to private landowners. 

Six landscape-targeted tree packs with sundries are available to choose from, all subject to availability.

The Woodland Trust offers six packs with 50 saplings in each pack:

  • ‎Wild Wood – Hardy trees for exposed hills and moors
  • Harvest – Biodiverse species for upland areas
  • Wet Woods – Trees for wet slopes and streams
  • Resilience – For poor lowland soils and wilder landscapes
  • Broadleaf – Fruit, flowers, and foliage for fertile ground
  • Wet Roots – Native trees for flood-prone lowlands

All packs are subject to availability and germination rates. Each pack is curated to suit one of six smaller woodland communities. You can find more details in the Woodland Trust’s Tree Species Guide.

For guidance on planning or maintaining your woodland, visit the Woodland Trust’s Managing Trees and Woodland.

Get ready to apply

Required details:
 
  • Name
  • Grid reference of the potential planting site
  • Delivery address
  • Contact telephone number
  • Do you have deer in the area? 
  • Preference for protection:  tubes and stakes or easy wraps and canes
  • Which packs you would like to apply for 
  • How many tree packs you would like to plant? (maximum of 3 packs)

Apply by email

Applications are managed by The Woodland Trust 

 

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For further information about the compensation provided by the FSCS, refer to the FSCS website at www.fscs.org.uk. You can also visit our FSCS page for more details.