Guidance

The benefits of woodland creation: woods and water

Find out about the benefits that tree planting and woodland creation bring to water management and water quality.

From:
Forestry Commission
Published
1 April 2022
Last updated
20 March 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Planting the right tree in the right place can help reduce the impacts of storm and flood water and alleviate the impact of drought, improve water quality, reduce soil erosion, and help keep rivers cool.

Financial support and expert advice are available to help realise the benefits woodlands can have for you and the water on your land.

Updates to this page

Published 1 April 2022
Last updated 20 March 2025 show all updates

  1. Reference added to PDF.

  2. Updated factsheet with 2024 uplifted EWCO rates.

  3. Added an HTML version of the brochure.

  4. First published.

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