National Forest for Wales Landscape Scheme Grant
In context
This call is open to non-profits, registered charities and local authorities and 2 others. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: United Kingdom. The funder accepts early-stage applicants.
This grant funds landscape-scale forest creation and improvement projects across Wales, building on a successful pilot programme. It is open to organisations working on forestry and reforestation initiatives in Wales.
About this grant
The National Forest for Wales Landscape Scheme, funded by Welsh Government and managed by WCVA, supports innovative landscape-scale forestry projects across Wales. Following a successful pilot, the scheme continues to work collaboratively across multiple landowners to create and improve forests while realizing economic, community, biodiversity, and recreational benefits. Projects must be collaborative at landscape scale and meet all six National Forest for Wales outcomes: good quality, well-designed and managed resilient woodlands; woodlands accessible to people; community involvement in woodlands; connected woodlands; dynamic, multi-purpose woodlands and trees; and woodlands that demonstrate learning, research and innovation. The fund supports activities including community engagement for young people and vulnerable adults, improving woodland access through infrastructure repairs, providing training in traditional woodland skills such as coppicing and tree planting, processing timber for sustainable economic opportunities, and connecting woodlands and habitats for biodiversity enhancement and broader community engagement.
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Eligibility
Organisations in Wales working in collaboration with their Local Nature Partnership can access the scheme. Applications should demonstrate being rooted in the needs of their place and the impact trees can have for their community or locality. Strong community engagement is required, offering opportunities for deprived communities to access woodland and nature, and creating local, sustainable economic opportunities in rural areas. Projects should deliver against wider forestry policy objectives including tree planting, improved access and connectivity, skills development, and economic value of woodland. Projects should support broader community engagement through education, skill development and volunteering opportunities, and ideally showcase innovative approaches to woodland and landscape management or pilot new practices.
How it's scored
Applications are evaluated on how well they demonstrate the six National Forest for Wales outcomes and reflect the eligibility criteria. Each participant can focus on individual outcomes if required, but the project as a whole should meet all outcomes. Evaluation considers alignment with place-based needs, level of community engagement particularly for deprived communities, contribution to sustainable economic opportunities, delivery against forestry policy objectives, broader community engagement and education opportunities, and innovation in woodland management approaches.
Key requirements
- ✓Projects must operate at landscape scale
- ✓Work must focus on forest creation and/or improvement
- ✓Activities must align with National Forest for Wales objectives
- ✓Applicants should be based in or working in Wales
Funder contact
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Frequently asked questions
- How much funding does WCVA offer?
- National Forest for Wales Landscape Scheme offers $50K – $250K.
- Who can apply for National Forest for Wales Landscape Scheme?
- Eligibility covers organisations in GB; nonprofit, charity, local-authority, community-group, social-enterprise. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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How this compares
- Compared with 38 similar grants (forestry in United Kingdom) listed in the last 12 months.
- Its value of $250k is above 57% of the 7 similar grants that state a value; their median is $219k.
- This is the only similar grant from this organisation listed here in the last 12 months.
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About this sector
Forestry funding supports afforestation, reforestation, sustainable forest management and avoided deforestation. Money flows from climate finance, nature programmes, results-based payments and corporate buyers of forest carbon. Calls typically require land tenure clarity, community engagement and a credible plan to monitor tree survival over time.
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