findgrants

UK government

Forest Creation Grant

Supports landowners and tenants within the National Forest or close to the boundary to create woodland, enhance habitats and deliver environmental, community and economic benefits through tree planting and forest creation projects. The grant uses standard-cost items with rates linked to nationally available tree-planting and agri-environment grants.

Funder

The National Forest Company, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Could pay

£1,500–£1,000,000

Covers

East Midlands, West Midlands

Closes

1 Feb 2027

99 days left

For

A business

Staff

Any size listed

Trades

Mentions Agriculture

Briefing, before you pay

This is what the catalogue says the scheme asks. It is not a score of your chances, and it is not an award.

  • Who can apply: Personal / Individual, Public Sector, Non-profit, Private Sector, Local authority.
  • Listed locations: Midlands.
  • Opens 2026-04-01.
  • Closes 2027-02-01.

Nothing is saved about the business yet. The writing form keeps it for the next scheme.

Still blank, and left blank on purpose: the business name, what the business does, how many people you employ, turnover and profit, the amount you will request. We do not invent figures, partners or a result.

What you put in

Copied from Find a grant. Confirm the round on that page before you apply.

How this fits the last check

Run a check with a postcode or a place. This section will then say whether the scheme covers that place, that trade and that size.

Tick these if you can show them

0 of 4 ticked. This stays on the page. It is not an application.

Official source

The National Forest Company, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs publishes the round. Find Grants does not. Read from Find a Grant on 19 Oct 2026.

find-government-grants.service.gov.uk

Also covering this layer

Confirm the live round, the guidance and the deadline on the funder site before you apply.