Trees · Wales

Welsh Government Woodland Creation Grant

Run by Welsh Government (Rural Payments Wales)

OpenPlan requiredLast checked October 22, 2026
What you get
Planting payments per hectare, e.g. £5,103/ha native woodland (1,600 stems/ha), £6,982/ha native carbon woodland, £4,480/ha fruit and nut; plus fencing (£8.33/m), gates, maintenance (£422/ha year 1 falling to £74/ha) and a £387/ha premium for 12 years; extra £825/ha for qualifying native broadleaf woodland
Who qualifies
Public or private landholders (you do not need to be a farmer) with full management control of land in Wales, registered with RPW, and holding a Welsh Government-approved Woodland Creation Plan.
Where
Landholders anywhere in Wales with at least 0.25 hectares to plant.
Status
Open. Window 6 open until 20 November 2026.
Type of payment
Grant
Official program page

What you do

Plant new woodland of at least 0.25 hectares on land you manage, following an approved woodland creation plan, with grants for planting, fencing, maintenance and premium payments.

Requirements

  • Approved Woodland Creation Plan under the Woodland Creation Planning Scheme (prepared by a Registered Woodland Planner)
  • At least 0.25 ha of approved planting (0.5 ha for agroforestry); blocks can be as small as 0.01 ha
  • Register with RPW and the Land Parcel Identification System
  • Tenants need the landlord's agreement
  • Planted areas must be stock-excluded

The plan or design it asks for

A Woodland Creation Plan approved by the Welsh Government and verified by Natural Resources Wales, complying with the UK Forestry Standard (the Woodland Creation Planning Scheme pays at least £1,000 towards each completed plan).

Make the plan in Sow

Draw the layout and build the plant list

Sow places plants on a photo of your yard and keeps a list of everything you add. Check Welsh Government's rules for exactly what to submit.

Start a plan in Sow

How to apply

  1. 1Get a Woodland Creation Plan approved through the Woodland Creation Planning Scheme
  2. 2Register with Rural Payments Wales and register your land parcels
  3. 3Submit an Expression of Interest on RPW Online during an open window
  4. 4Complete planting and claim by the deadline

Timing and deadlines

Window 6 open 4 March to 20 November 2026 (plan verification needed by 6 November 2026); works completed and claimed by 31 March 2028.

Sources

Last checked October 22, 2026. See something out of date? Tell us.

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Source: Sow, “Welsh Government Woodland Creation Grant,” Yard rebates directory, checked October 22, 2026, https://www.usesow.com/rebates/wales/welsh-government-woodland-creation-grant

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