Woodland Community Programme Woodland support grant application form Unique reference number (office use only) Date received (office use only)
Before completing your application, please make sure you have read the help notes. These will help you fill in the form. Please write clearly or type. 1. Your community woodland group 1. 1 Has your group previously applied for a Community Start Up Grant with the Woodland Trust? If yes, please enter your Woodland Trust unique reference number and go straight to question 1.10. If no, please continue to question 1.2. 1.2 What is the name of your community woodland group? 1.3 Who is the main contact for your project? Name First name Surname Position of your main contact within your community group 1.4 What is the primary address for your community group? Address Town/City Postcode Country Email Telephone 1.5 What is the address for your main contact? (if different from above) Address Town/City Postcode Fax Country Telephone Email Website
1.6 Please confirm that your community group has its own bank account I can confirm that our community group has its own bank account I can confirm that I have submitted a current bank statement 1.7 How did you hear about this grant programme? Woodland Trust staff member Community Forest Other woodland organisation Other 1.8 Which county will your community woodland group operate in? 1.9 Have you spoken to a Woodland Trust Community Woodland Officer to ensure your project is eligible? We strongly recommend every group speaks to the Community Woodland Officer to avoid investing time in applying where projects may not be eligible. 1.10 What type of organisation are you? Association Incorporated structures Company Ltd by Guarantee Company Ltd by Shares Registered Charity Industrial & Provident Society (IPS) Other Community Interest Company (CIC) Statutory Body 1.11 When was your organisation incorporated? If you are a statutory body please ignore this question 1.12 Does you group have a management committee or trustee board? If yes, how many members does it have? 1.13 What experience do you have within your group in managing other projects?
2. Your community project 2.1 What is the name of your project? (if different from your community woodland group name) (max. 15 words) 2.2 Please let us know more about your project (max. 250 words) 2.3 What is the main aim of your project? 2.4 Please can you provide two to three SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time based) outcomes your project aims to achieve?
2.5 Please tell us your key project delivery milestones. These will be the main points you want to achieve in your project timeline. Month Milestone 2.6 Please tell us how much the wider community has been consulted about what you want to do. How much support do you have for the project? (max. 200 words) 2.7 When would you like to start your project?
3. Your community woodland 3.1 What is the name and location of the woodland/s your project will involve? Wood Name Nearest postcode or grid reference 3.2 Approximately, what size is the woodland, land area or the woods combined? hectares 3.3 Please briefly describe the woodland (max. 150 words) 3.4 Does the woodland have an special designations? Is the woodland classified as ancient woodland? Don t know Is the woodland classified as PAWS (Plantation on Ancient Woods)? Don t know Is the woodland registered as an SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest)? Don t know Are there any other designations? Don t know If yes please state the nature of these 3.5 Is your identified woodland currently under threat or in the process of a planning application? Please note that we are unable to give grants to woods where there is currently a live development threat, however, we would be happy to direct you to our tool kits to support communities fighting threats to woodland.
3.6 What are your main reasons for wanting to take on management or ownership of your woodland? Public Amenity Recreation Conservation Community Development Education Commercial Other 3.7 Who is the current landowner? 3.8 Does your group have the landowner s support and have you submitted letter of support? 3.9 What type of ownership is your group looking to take on? Freehold Leasehhold Management Agreement Licence Other (please state) 3.10 Do you have a Woodland Management plan in place?
4. YOUR COSTS AND FUNDING 4.1 What are your project costs? Total project costs Project support grant requested 4.2 Please provide us with a breakdown of how you wish to spend your grant (please round up pence to the nearest pound) Item A: Total costs ( ) B: Other sources of funding ( ) C: Woodland Support Grant Req d ( ) Direct land purchase costs (up to 75%) Legal and associated costs Insurance Management planning Events Contractor services Printing & promotion and other Communications costs Travel and subsistence Training and Mentoring (please specifiy any training costs using the rows below) Capital costs (please specifiy any capital costs using the rows below)
Item A: Total costs ( ) B: Other sources of funding ( ) C: Woodland Support Grant Req d ( ) Shared learning costs (recommended10%) Other costs (detail in line below) Total 4.3 If you are seeking, or have secured, other sources of funding, please provide us with a breakdown below (please round up pence to the nearest pound) Funding source (i.e. name of funder) Amount ( ) Secured? ( or no) 4.4 Are there any non financial contributions or volunteer time associated with your project in the next 24 months? Description of non financial costs Estimated value ( )
5. Your project delivery and evaluation 5.1 Please let us know how are you planning to promote your project to those whomay benefit from it and who might want to get involved 5.2 Let us know how you are going to monitor and evaluate your project (max. 100 words) 5.3 Please can you let us know how you intend to continue the project once your funding has come to an end? (max. 100 words)
5.4 If your project is approved, support will be available to help with its delivery. To help us manage potential demand, please could you indicate below the support you might need? Brokering agreements / Relationship management Fundraising Marketing / Campaigning / Publicity Community Engagement & Development Social / Community Enterprise Woodland Management (e.g. coppicing) Land & Legality Governance Volunteer Management Woodland Creation Other (please detail below) 6. BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION Make sure you have: Read the eligibility checklist to ensure your project is eligible Completed all applicable sections of the application form Submitted your supporting documentation, including: A copy of your organisation s constitution and certificate of incoporation A copy of your organisation s bank statement Letters of support including a letter from the current landowner if relevant A map of the woodland if available Read the Guidance tes Signed and dated your application form Please return your form to Paul Mosley, Community Woodland Officer, Woodland Trust, Kempton Way, Grantham, Lincs, NG31 6LL or email to communitywoodland@woodlandtrust.org.uk I declare that the information given on this application form and supporting documents is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge. Signature Date / /