Supporting you to plant more trees

England’s Community Forests’ Trees for Climate programme offers one of the most competitive grant schemes for tree planting.

With years of experience and locally-based support, our teams will help you plan, fund and deliver woodland creation projects that will bring real value to your land.

An expert advisor, delivery partner and funder in one, local organisation; your Community Forest make the process as simple as possible for landowners.

As well as grants that cover up to 100% of costs, your local Community Forest can provide 15 years of maintenance payments, to ensure that any planting continues to deliver long term value for you.

We can support a range of woodland creation schemes, whether it be large scale planting, or a low density or mixed habitat scheme, hedgerows, orchards or woodland pasture. Whatever your idea, your Community Forest team will listen, provide advice where you need it, and support you through the whole process of planning, funding and delivering your scheme.

Find out how farmers like you are working with their local Community Forest to plant trees on their land.

Hear how Cheshire Farmer Graham put his least productive land to good use by planting trees with The Mersey Forest.

Rob talks about how he was able to plant woodland on his land at Grange Farm by working with Humber Forest.

Hear how Pauline worked with her local Community Forest, Raise: Cumbria, to create hedgerows and shelter belts that improved the landscape for her herd.

Enquire today

A bespoke, straightforward, and easy process.

Grants are entirely bespoke based on your individual needs. From the first call to your Community Forest Woodland Officer, a team of locally-based experts will be available to help you realise the full potential that trees can bring to your land.

In a recent survey, 78% of respondents said the process was straightforward, with 66% saying it was easy.

“The support from the Community Forest has been instrumental in driving the scheme forward” 
“Would highly recommend”

Benefits of a Trees for Climate grant with England’s Community Forests include:

Fincancial support for landowners and farmers to plant trees
Free, expert and impartial advice and support to guide you through planning, funding and planting
Highly bespoke grants that will cover the costs of creating a new woodland and associated infrastructure such as fencing and gates
Funding for on-going maintenance to ensure success

How tree planting can enhance your land and business

Offer shelter and shade for livestock
Improve soil quality
Attract pollinators and other wildlife to your land
Help to manage water flow, drainage, and soil erosion

Your Local Community Forest

England’s 15 Community Forests are located right across the country, from Devon to Durham, Cornwall to Cumbria.

With expertise, experience, and a long-term committment to the regions in which we work, we’ve been planting trees and creating woodlands for decades, bringing countless benefits to people, and planet.

With our network of Forests across the country, many thousands of landowners are able to access millions of pounds of grant funding being offered exclusively though our Trees for Climate Fund.

Your local Community Forest can provide you with advice and guidance with no obligation to go any further. This includes support with land assessments and planning, regulation, and considerations of other complimentary grant funding that is available.

Check if you are located in a Community Forest area today on our map, then simply make an enquiry, selecting the area where your land is located.