Forestry Grant Scheme — Woodland Creation (Native Broadleaves)
Scottish Government — Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
⚠ Annual payment of £3,818.88 received April 2025. Final year application submitted per Andrea Loudon (Nov 2025); 2025/26 payment expected April 2026 — confirm receipt. No documentation held by CDT finance. Applied online by Chris Palmer and Matt Cope — CDT staff have no ruralpayments.org login.
Funder Expectations
Annual maintenance payments for 14.04 hectares of native broadleaf woodland creation at Cultybraggan Camp under FGS option FGS081-06. Payment rate £272/hectare/year (~£3,819/year). Payments continue during the woodland establishment period while compliance conditions are met.
- ✓Native broadleaf woodland maintained and thriving on 14.04 HA
- ✓Annual payment of ~£3,819 received each year during establishment period
- ✓Compliance with FGS woodland management conditions
- •Annual Single Application Form (SAF) submitted via ruralpayments.org by mid-May deadline each year
- •Woodland must be maintained in accordance with FGS conditions — fencing, deer management, weed control
- •Land must remain declared as Less Favoured Area (LFA)
- •Accurate parcel boundaries maintained on SAF — penalties for incorrect declarations
- •Any land use changes must be notified to RPID immediately
Payment confirmed in 2023 and 2025 accounts (£3,818.88 each year). Andrea Loudon ([email protected]) is CDT board lead for woodland. Chris Palmer and Matt Cope apply online each year via ruralpayments.org — no paper documentation held by CDT finance. Andrea confirmed in Nov 2025 the final year's payment application had already been submitted. The Woodland Group holds a reserved pot (~£11k as at Dec 2024) held by CDT. Annual CWA membership fee of £65 paid from woodland fund (last paid May 2025 for 2025/26 — April 2026 renewal request from Andrea needs action). SharePoint: FINANCE/Finance/Funding/SRDP - Woodland Grant and FINANCE/Funding - Grants/Woodlands grants.
Obligations(4)
Annual application via ruralpayments.org to claim woodland management payment (~£3,819)
Applied online by Chris Palmer and Matt Cope (Woodland Group volunteers — not CDT staff). Andrea Loudon confirmed Nov 2025 the 2025/26 application was already submitted. 2025/26 payment (~£3,819) expected April 2026 — confirm receipt with Olena/accounts.
Confirm 2025/26 annual woodland payment received
Application submitted Nov 2025 per Andrea Loudon. Payment expected April 2026 consistent with prior years (15 April 2025 for 2024/25). Check bank/Xero. If not received, follow up with Andrea Loudon ([email protected]) or Chris Palmer.
Obtain SRDP application reference numbers and award letters from Chris Palmer — CDT finance holds none
Olena requested documentation Nov 2025; Andrea said she had none and that Chris Palmer/Matt Cope apply online. CDT has no paper record of this recurring grant. Obtain online application references from Chris Palmer and file in SharePoint (FINANCE/Finance/Funding/SRDP - Woodland Grant).
Pay annual CWA group membership fee (£65) from woodland fund
Paid annually to Community Woodlands Association. Last paid May 2025 (ref CWA00195). Andrea Loudon sent April 2026 renewal request. Confirm Olena has actioned this.