Tree Health Pilot
Funding
£500 – £1,500,000
Location
North West England, South East England
Applications
Open until 1 April 2029
The Tree Health Pilot helps woodland owners and land managers in England deal with pests and diseases affecting their trees. You can use the funding to fell and treat diseased trees, improve site infrastructure, restock with new trees, and buy biosecurity items. Grants range from £500 to £1,500,000. The scheme runs until 1 April 2029.
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Must own or manage woodland or trees outside woodland
- Trees must be affected by pests or diseases
This grant is for owners and managers of woodland or trees outside woodland in North West and South East England. You need to be dealing with tree health problems such as pests or disease. It is not available outside these two regions.
No published award history for Forestry Commission. Some funders do not publish their grants data.
Full details from Forestry Commission
The Tree Health Pilot (THP) scheme is testing different ways of slowing the spread of pests and diseases affecting trees in England. It expands on support available through the Countryside Stewardship Woodland Tree Health grant. The THP supports owners and managers of trees in woodland or trees outside woodland to deal with tree health issues. Funding from the pilot can go towards a range of measures including: felling and treating diseased or infested trees and necessary infrastructure improvements; restocking with new trees and capital items to assist this; maintenance of newly planted trees biosecurity items. he Tree Health Pilot guidance on GOV.UK sets out the aims of the pilot in detail including eligibility and application details.
Full eligibility and application details are in the Tree Health Pilot guidance on GOV.UK. The scheme is run by the Forestry Commission.
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