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The tree health pilot (THP) scheme is testing different ways of slowing the spread of pests and diseases affecting trees in England.

It expands on support available through the Countryside Stewardship Woodland Tree Health grant.

There are grants available for:

• larch trees with Phytophthora ramorum
• spruce trees with or at risk of Ips typographus (eight-toothed spruce bark beetle)
• sweet chestnut trees with Phytophthora ramorum or sweet chestnut blight
• oak trees with oak processionary moth (OPM)
• ash trees with ash dieback

Read the documents to check what the grants cover and whos eligible to apply.

The pilot will help develop the future funding policy for tree health schemes.

Application forms

• Expression of interest form - for all grants excluding ash dieback and the tree health advice package*Ash dieback expression of interest form
• Tree health advice package application form