£10m for farmers wanting to create new woodlands 28 May 2021 | The scheme, run by the Forestry Commission, aims to boost farmers' woodland planting rates £10m has been made available for farmers and land managers to create new woodlands to help tackle the effects of climate change. The Woodland Carbon Guarantee gives land managers the option to sell Woodland Carbon Units to the government at a guaranteed price protected against inflation. The scheme's previous auctions have helped stimulate proposals for over 2,300 hectares of tree planting. Farmers and land managers in England are now being encouraged to apply by the 9 July deadline. This is ahead of the next auction which will take place online between 26 July and 1 August.