Grants are available to community and volunteer groups as well as town councils and individuals for tree planting projects in socially deprived urban and peri-urban areas in England. The funding is being made available through the 5th round of the Forestry Commissions Urban Tree Challenge Fund which aims to support people’s health and wellbeing by levelling-up access to nature.
The fund provides 80% of standard costs for planting large trees and their establishment costs. The remaining 20% must be met through match funding. There is a minimum application value of £10,000. Payments for trial pits have been introduced in this round of funding to check for the presence of services. There is no application deadline, but it takes three to five months from submitting a valid and complete application to an agreement being offered. Therefore, those wishing to plant trees in 2023/24 must submit their applications by 11:59pm on 30 June 2023.
To find out if you’re eligible and the terms and conditions for applying visit the GOV.UK website.