While these numbers are readily available for farming enterprises – e.g. in LFA upland sheep & beef in Wales the BPS makes up around 80% of income – given the timescales involved for forestry limited comparable records are available for private woodland enterprises. Based on the example calculations in the guidance notes grants make up just under 50% of income from woodland creation at current values. Some other research indicates that woodland creation was only likely to be profitable without grant funding in the 1990s as timber prices were very high. The average support per hectare for Welsh grants is about £7,500 over the course of the rotation without the BPS basic income element. You should take into account that payment for afforestation currently includes the flat rate BPS on new established woodland in Wales.