Join the Register of Woodland Planners

If you are a woodland planner, you will need to: 

• meet the eligibility requirements
• complete the application process
• agree to the Terms and Conditions 

to be added to the Register of Woodland Planners.

We list Woodland Planner businesses on the register by the regions they cover. You will need to complete application forms for: 

• the business, and 
• the individual RWPs employed 

We will add this information to the register, so customers can contact RWPs directly. 

To qualify to be on the register

• a business must have evidence of current Professional Indemnity Insurance up to £500,000

• individual RWPs must either: 

  • be a member of a Chartered Institute, for example: 
    • Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF)
    • Chartered Institute of Ecologists and Environmental Managers (CIEEM)
    • Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), 

         and adhere to the professional institute’s Code of Ethics, or

  • provide evidence of writing UK Forestry Standard (UKFS) woodland plans in the last 5 years

The business will need to:

• complete and sign the RWP business application form
• provide Professional Indemnity Insurance covering all the RWPs within the business 
• ensure each RWP has read the Terms and Conditions
• ensure each RWP has completed and signed the Individual RWP form
• send evidence of the Chartered Status or UKFS woodland plans written in the last 5 years for all RWPs 

Individual Planners will need to:

• read and agree to the Terms and Conditions 
• complete and sign the Individual RWP form
• send evidence of their:
  • Chartered Status (annual membership via the business), or 
  • UKFS woodland plans written in the last 5 years 

You should submit completed application forms to WoodlandPlanners@gov.wales.

We will confirm if you are eligible for the Register of Woodland Planners. 

All eligible businesses must register for a Customer Reference Number (CRN). This will allow grant applicants to select you as their RWP when applying for funding via the WPR. It will also allow you to submit woodland plans through the online system. 

Once you have a CRN, you must contact the Customer Contact Centre (0300 062 5004). Rydym yn croesawu galwadau’n Gymraeg / We welcome calls in Welsh. They will complete an ‘add individual form’ for you. This will ensure individual planners (as well as the business) are on the register. 

We monitor the Register of Woodland Planners to ensure that RWPs still meet the criteria. We will remove any business or individual who no longer meets the criteria from both registers.

You must inform us if:

• your business ceases to trade
• you or an RWP in your business:
  • moves to another forestry business
  • retires, or 
  • no longer practices forestry

You can contact us at WoodlandPlanners@gov.wales. We will then update the Register of Woodland Planners and the Woodland Plan Register.