One Acre Woods Scheme

Sun peering through trees at Jackson's Bank Forest

The National Forest Company (NFC) is looking for landowners of all types to create up to one hundred one acre woodlands within The National Forest. The company realises that not everyone is able to take advantage of its larger woodland creation schemes and that the idea of creating a small woodland could be very attractive to a wide range of people.

With plenty of potential to plant more small woodlands in the Forest, we would like to hear from any landowner, for example, farmers or estates, but we are also thinking of businesses, schools and colleges, local councils or community groups who own, or their premises are situated in, a small amount of land.

Each woodland is to be planned, planted and maintained by the landowner or community. In return, the NFC will provide up to 420 trees with canes and guards absolutely free. The trees will be a mixture of native broadleaves with some shrub species.

In addition, the NFC will provide a guide to planting and maintenance, including how to set the woodland out, how to plant the trees and how to prevent weed growth, and a Hundred Acre Woods certificate.

To be eligible, a few simple requirements have to be met:

The applicant must own the land where the wood is to be created, or have the written agreement of the owner of the land.
The land must be suitable for tree planting, avoiding, for example, flood plain areas, conservation sites or land which has services (water, sewers, gas, electricity, phone cables, etc.) running through or over it.
The land must be in The National Forest.
The total area should be around one acre, but this could comprise several parcels of land provided that each is at least a quarter acre in size.

For more information and details of how to apply for this scheme please contact: