{"id":82802,"date":"2017-07-20T16:05:44","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T16:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=423256684a736267677d3d719cadb0a3"},"modified":"2017-07-20T16:05:44","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T16:05:44","slug":"press-release-13-million-fund-to-increase-englands-woodland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=82802","title":{"rendered":"Press release: \u00a313 million fund to increase England&#8217;s woodland"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>A \u00a313 million fund to help landowners plant more trees to protect wildlife, boost the timber sector and reduce flood risk will soon open for applications, Forestry Minister Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Coffey confirmed today.<\/p>\n<p>Farmers, foresters and land managers across the UK will be able to apply for up to \u00a36,800 per hectare to plant, weed and protect more trees when application forms for the next round of the government\u2019s Woodland Creation grant are made available in September.<\/p>\n<p>The fund \u2013 part of the Countryside Stewardship scheme \u2013 will help plant more than 3 million trees, creating 1,900 hectares of new woodland and contributing to the government\u2019s ambition to plant 11 million trees, with a further one million in towns and cities.<\/p>\n<p>Confirmation of the next round of funding came as Forestry Minister Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Coffey met with some of the UK\u2019s leading forestry companies today to discuss the opportunities for the sector when we leave the EU.<\/p>\n<p>Announcing the next round of funding, Forestry Minister Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Coffey said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Our forests and woodlands are vital for providing timber, improving the environment and protecting our wildlife.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">Today\u2019s announcement demonstrates the government\u2019s ongoing commitment to the forestry sector and to biodiversity, which afforestation delivers. I hope to see as many applications as possible so this important industry can continue to thrive.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Guidance and application forms will be available in September, with the application window opening in January 2018.<\/p>\n<p>A range of grants are available to support the creation of new woodland and sustainable woodland management, with Forestry Commission online advice available on the application process.<\/p>\n<p>Notes to editors<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The fund opens in January 2018 and the application forms and guidance will be available for download in September.<\/li>\n<li>Under the grant annual maintenance payments are available for 10 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The next round of the Woodland Creation grant has been confirmed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82802"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=82802"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82802\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=82802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=82802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=82802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}