How will the FC support landowners and woodland managers seeking to control grey squirrel damage in their woodlands?
A23.In response to this policy announcement, the FC will develop new arrangements to target support for the control of grey squirrel damage. Landowners who are prepared to take steps to sustainably manage their woodlands and contribute to other policy targets, such as biodiversity and access, will be encouraged by a range of grants and support. Targeting actions to areas of critical threat has the potential to encourage and reassure owners in their efforts to manage woodlands. The guiding principle will be to support owners who demonstrate a commitment to the sustainable management of their woodlands that are subject to a “critical threat” from grey squirrels. Grant support will be dependant on eligibility criteria for the EWGS being met. We will also encourage and support partnerships on co-operative control where sustainability and public benefits are threatened by grey squirrel damage at a landscape scale. A pilot Woodland Improvement Grant project has already been established for t
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