Tree Planting Grant Scheme

Our Tree Planting Grant Scheme encourages small scale tree planting in the National Park.

The aim of this grant is to enhance the tree cover within the National Park to support delivery of National Park Partnership Plan priorities and improve and enhance our natural capital for the benefit of people and wildlife.

The scheme is open to businesses, organisations, individuals and community or voluntary groups.

On this page:

• Previous Years
• What we fund
• How to apply
• Closing dates for applications

Previous Years

In total, since 2019, our Tree Planting Grant Scheme has funded 24 tree planting projects in the National Park, with over 3,500 trees planted.

Projects included planting native trees along riverbanks, in green spaces and on farmland. The projects were undertaken by a variety of groups including small farms, a Fisheries Trust, a school, a sculpture centre and other individuals.

What we fund

The grant offers financial assistance (up to £3,000) to plant individual trees or small areas of woodland that might not usually be eligible for other funding.

The grant scheme supports planting of trees that deliver the following priority outcomes:

• Enhancement of riparian and loch shore habitats, usually within 10m of a water course.
• Enhancement of Historic Gardens and Designed Landscapes. We have mapped appropriate locations.
• Enhancement of Tree Preservation Orders and Conservation Areas. We have mapped appropriate locations.
• Enhancement of the public realm and delivery of public amenity benefits, such as locations adjacent to core paths, public roads and in areas of green space used by the public.
• Enhancement of tree integration into agricultural systems (Agroforestry).
• Enhancement of individual tree features where they are threatened by Ash dieback (Chalara).
• Other proposals that bring biodiversity, climate or landscape benefits.