Guest Nick Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 The Forestry Commission have announced today that applications can now be made for Woodland Capital Grants 2015. Those applying for the Woodland Capital Grant – formerly known as the preliminary woodland grant offer – to plant and manage new woodlands in England do so under the new £900m Countrywide Stewardship scheme. The scheme will help rural businesses to improve the countryside, with the Woodland Capital Grants in 2015 prioritising support for: Creating and maintaining new woodland for biodiversity and water benefits including flooding Woodland management plans Tree health If you are interested in applying for any of the available 2015 grants, make sure you register on the new Rural Payments system as soon as you possibly can. Alternatively you can call the Rural Payments Agency on 0300 020 0301. Agents will also need to register on the new system to be able to help their clients claim rural payments. Some grants will require a site visit prior to the application being accepted and, because the time available to apply is not very long, it is highly recommended that any interested parties visit gov.uk as soon as possible to access the guidance available. Applicants can speak to the Woodland Officer at their local Area office to gain an understanding of the scoring system for Woodland Creation, and arrange for a site visit to be made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
premnayloon Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Hi Nick can you confirm that this only for FC in England not Scotland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nick Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 From the information we have seen, and certainly from the way it's worded on their website, this appears to be information just for England at the moment...it may be best to give the Rural Payments Agency a ring (03000 200 301) and ask them directly. If anyone has heard any details about FC grants for Scotland this year, please feel free to share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonE Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 The timetable for the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) is available at the link below. It is believed that applications for grants will open in March http://www.charteredforesters.org/news/item/330-srdp-2015-2020-timetable-published/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieMac Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Aye, but try finding anyone wi enough time to do a submision for you. All the agents are flat oot with the maping. Submisions have to be in b4 end o May and the contracts don come out till 2016 an there wont be many of those. No ones got the time to do them. Looks as tho wel be waiting till 2017 and the nexxt round to see much work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D A MacDougall Fencing Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Cheer up Jamie the grant work is good but I learnt a while ago that u are better just getting other work coming through the door.and when u get the big gigs it's a bonus . Think in any business it's good to keep your option open Adapted our die as they say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieMac Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 There isnt any other work here. adapt or die. aye one of the other fencers tried that last year, slit his wrists. The price has adapted down to below 2.80 per metr for deer fencing inlcudin layout an all hand dug. We done a tour down South and made good mony so Im ok for a bit but you guys are talkin about a diffrent world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D A MacDougall Fencing Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Shame to here that couldn't off been easy for his family. Where are u based Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieMac Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Just south Fortwilliam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D A MacDougall Fencing Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 I from oban done a fare bit off fencing round they parts when a was a young fela. Just don't do the work at that rate ho else is going to do it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieMac Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Thers alredy people from further north down working in the islands for RTS and them like for less than that. Beter work than not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.