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Guidance on Pollution Control and Management of Surface Water Run-off for Specific Forestry Activities

This Q&A guidance intends to clarify the instances where the revised Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (CAR, as amended) apply to forestry projects.

28 Oct 2024 (Updated date)
PDF (159.66 KB)

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)

Woodland Creation Essentials

A question and answer document which covers key factors to be considered during woodland creation.

28 Oct 2024 (Updated date)
PDF (61.84 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 24 - Changes to Capital Item Rates and Securing Future Plant Supply

This briefing note follows a recent review of FGS standard costs that has resulted in a number of changes to capital item rates that were introduced 24th June 2019

28 Oct 2024 (Updated date)
FILE (61.60 KB)

Croft Woodland Project - Background Info and Outputs Summary - May 2020

Background information and a summary of the Croft Woodland Project running from 2015 - 2020.

28 Oct 2024 (Updated date)
PDF (489.33 KB)

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