Establishment
The early stages of creating woodland are the most important, requiring careful site selection, woodland design, fencing, species choice, planting methods, weeding, beat-up and vermin control, - all of which require detailed planning. Cheviot Trees is able to offer planning, advice and grant assistance whether planting for:-

• Commercial timber
• Landscape / Amenity
• Farm woodlands
• Wildlife
• Game
• Shelter
• Beat-up of neglected young plantations
• Golf Course Planting
• Hedge Planting     Hedge Planting Guide

Maintenance and ongoing management
We will be happy to discuss any aspect of woodland management or hedgerow requirements you may have, including a maintenance package for the first 5 years.

Our complete contract service offers:-

• Woodland design - Enhance the landscape and increase the aesthetic value of the countryside.  Improve timber production, wildlife habitats, sporting aspects.
• Grant applications - Liaison with Forestry Commission or other bodies offering grant aid, where appropriate.
• Risk Assessments - Complete risk analysis and COSHH assessments included in all work.
• Fencing requirements - Materials and labour for rabbit, deer or livestock.  Existing fences checked, new fences erected.
• Supply of all materials and sundries - Plants, stakes, treeshelters and vermin protection.
• Planting labour - Top quality and experienced.
• Maintenance - Weeding by hand or chemical spraying done by experience, fully qualified labour.  Beat up assessments and replacement carried out quickly and efficiently.  Stakes and treeshelters checked, maintained or replaced.  Weevil control measures.
• Vermin protection - Rabbit and deer clearance, and new Pine Weevil control measures.

Existing Woodland

• Requirements for thinning, selective or clear felling undertaken.  General advice and contracting package available.
• Existing woodlands - Application for felling and thinning licences, and restocking and underplanting grants.

All work carried out will be undertaken by top quality, trained and experienced labour.  Jobs of any size undertaken.  Nationwide service and contacts.

Grant Assistance Available 

Grant Scheme		Available in
		England	Scotland	Wales
	English Woodland Grant Scheme - EWGS	Y
	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - DEFRA	Y
	Scottish Forestry Grant Scheme - SFGS		Y
	Rural Stewardship Scheme - RSS		Y
	Living Landscapes - LL		Scottish Borders
	Better Woodlands For Wales Scheme - BWW - A grant scheme to improve the future of Welsh woodlands			Y

Other grants and local assistance may be available for tree and hedge planting through:-

	Scottish Environment Protection Agency - SEPA
	Scottish Executive Environment & Rural Affairs Department - SEERAD
	Local Councils
	Farming & Wildlife Advisory Group - FWAG
	Scottish Natural Heritage - SNH
	Natural England  (Was English Nature, The Countryside Agency & The Rural Development Service)
	England Rural Development Programme - ERDP

Tree planting Grants, Advice and Assistance
As well as the current Forestry Authority and Farm Woodland Premium Scheme grants, there are many smaller specific schemes relating to hedgerows, Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Native Plantings, Wetland Management and small tree plantings. These may be administered, according to locality, by SEERAD, FWAG, DEFRA, Regional Councils, Scottish Natural Heritage or Natural England.

THE FORESTRY COMMISSION
The Forestry Commission works with farmers, private landowners, local authorities, public bodies, environment and countryside bodies for the future of trees, woods and forests, through advice, grants, licenses and by setting standards of care and management.