Specialist legal advice where trees, woodland and rural land create risk or dispute
We help farmers and rural landowners navigate the legal, regulatory, and commercial issues that arise when trees, woodlands, and grant-funded land management intersect for the running of their business.
Why specialist advice matters
Most solicitors see very few tree disputes. Tree Law deals with them every day.
Rural expertise
Truth and woodland can bring valuable environmental and financial opportunities, but they also create legal and regulatory risks. Mistakes with contracts and mapping of compliance can lead to loss of grant funding, enforcement action, and costly disputes. We provide clear specialist legal advice to help you manage these risks, resolve disputes, and protect the value of your land and business.
Rural expertise
Specialist legal knowledge of agricultural and rural land issues involved in trees and woodland.
Trees and Woodland Specialists
Focus solely on Tree Law and forestry-related disputes.
Grants and Regulatory Support
Helping you comply with Challenge and Resolve SFS and Woodlands Grant decisions
Strategic and practical advice
We are commercial support to protect your land income and long-term plans.
Our services
Specialist tree law support for farmers and rural landowners
Woodland Grants Recovery and Appeals
Advice on SFS and Welsh Woodland Grants, mapping disputes and repayment demands
Sustainable Farming Scheme and Rural Payments
Legal support on compliance, contract terms and regulatory decisions
Forestry regulation
Fellon licences, restocking notices, enforcement action, and forestry act appeals.
Woodland planting and math in disputes
There are discrepancies between approved plans and works on the ground.
Professional and contractor claims
Claims involving negligent woodland planners, arboriculturists, ecologists, and contractors
Rural tree and boundary disputes
Head for his dangerous trees, nuisance, trespass, and access to tree works
Fees
We understand that clients want certainty on costs wherever possible.
Hourly Rate
from £200 + VAT
Fixed fees can be agreed on request
We advise on woodland grant recovery, planting an mapping disputes, forestry regulation and rural tree disputes.
We offer the following fixed fees:
- £650 plus VAT for an initial Woodland Grant Recovery Review
Frequently asked questions
If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Check the appeal deadline immediately and gather the grant consent, approved map, inspection report and planting evidence. Do not accept the repayment demand without reviewing the legal and factual basis.
Yes. You can usually request a Stage 1 review by RPW and, if necessary, appeal to an Independent Appeals Panel.
RPW may seek to reduce or recover the grant. The outcome will depend on the contract, the extent of the discrepancy and whether the mapping or planting decision can be challenged.
Yes. We advise on felling licences, unlawful felling allegations, restocking notices, enforcement and appeals.