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Guidance on woodland grant schemes and BPS: operations note 42

Supplementary guidance answering typical queries from applicants and agreement holders regarding the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in relation to woodland schemes.

From:
Forestry Commission
Published
24 November 2017
Last updated
8 December 2022 — See all updates

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Cross Compliance rules ended on 31 December 2023.

Applies to England

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Guidance on woodland grant schemes and BPS: operations note 42

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15-page summary on the BPS and woodland schemes, including:

  • Countryside Stewardship Woodland Creation
  • Countryside Stewardship Woodland Creation Maintenance Payments (WD1)
  • Countryside Stewardship Woodland Improvement
  • Countryside Stewardship Woodland Management Plans
  • Countryside Stewardship Woodland Tree Health
  • Woodland Carbon Fund
  • Woodland Creation Planning Grant
  • HS2 Woodland Fund
  • any NfC woodland creation scheme, including the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) and agreements awarded under the GRCF

Updates to this page

Published 24 November 2017
Last updated 8 December 2022 + show all updates

  1. Guidance on woodland grant schemes and BPS: operations note 42 has been updated.

  2. Update to include details on any Nature for Climate woodland creation scheme, including the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO).

  3. Guidance updated.

  4. Operations notes 42 has been updated with the dates for the 2020 window. The definitions in Section 4 have been updated to reflect changes in RPA land use code definitions.

  5. First published.

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