Rural Payments and Services

Small areas of woodland on farms and crofts will soon attract funding supporting sustainable agriculture under planned changes to legislation.

From November, small woodlands approved under the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) since 2015, can be utilised as Ecological Focus Areas to support farmers’ Greening payments.

The move will encourage farmers, crofters and land managers to increase tree planting, providing environmental benefits including tackling climate change and nature loss.

Background

Payments make tree planting another option for agri sector - full press release (gov.scot)