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This call is open to local authorities, non-profits and individuals and 1 other, at scale-up and mature. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: United Kingdom.
This grant funds hedgerow coppicing activities, a woodland management and habitat conservation practice that enhances biodiversity and carbon sequestration. It is available to eligible landowners and land managers in England through Natural England's environmental stewardship scheme.
About this grant
BN6: Hedgerow coppicing is a capital grant item under Natural England's Countryside Stewardship and Capital Grants programmes that provides payment for rejuvenating hedgerows through coppicing. The grant addresses the need to restore and improve hedgerow habitats, which provide essential ecosystem services including pollinator and bird habitat, food sources for wildlife, and carbon capture. Applicants are paid £5.33 per metre of hedgerow coppiced. The work involves cutting hedgerow stems down to ground level during the dormant season (September 30 to March 31) to encourage vigorous new growth, while maintaining existing hedgerow trees and managing the regrowth through trimmed cuts over a three-year period. The item benefits biodiversity and can be used as part of either standalone Capital Grants applications or Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier agreements.
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Eligibility
Applicants must have management control of both sides of the hedgerow. The hedgerow must be a planted boundary line of shrubs that is at least 20 metres long, less than 5 metres wide between major woody stems at the base, and composed of at least 80% native shrubs. Applicants must comply with the Hedgerow Regulations 2024. The item is available under Capital Grants 2026 or Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier applications. Applications are restricted to those managing eligible hedgerows in England under these scheme frameworks.
Key requirements
- ✓Eligible hedgerow must meet scheme criteria for coppicing
- ✓Applicant must be a landowner or land manager with legal control of the land
- ✓Work must be carried out in accordance with Natural England specifications and environmental standards
- ✓Registration and approval by Natural England required before work commences
Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for BN6: Hedgerow coppicing?
- Eligibility covers organisations in GB; local-authority, nonprofit, individual, social-enterprise. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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Biodiversity funding backs habitat restoration, species protection, protected areas and nature-positive business. It comes from environment agencies, multilateral nature funds and conservation philanthropy, often through competitive calls with defined regions. Applicants are usually asked for baseline surveys, local partners and indicators that show ecological change.
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