CWA Membership

CWA has over 200 members across our membership categories. CWA Members receive:

  • regular e-newsletters & e-bulletins

  • access to the CWA Members Google Group

  • invitations (and often subsidised places) to our programme of training and networking events, including our annual Conference

Membership is open to individuals, and groups. All applications for membership are, first, assessed and approved by CWA Trustees.

Membership Payment

Select the appropriate link below to pay for:

  • Membership renewals - no need to re-complete a membership form

  • New memberships - if you have been notified that your Membership Application (see below) has been approved by the board of trustees

Please select the correct category (individual, or small/ medium/ large group), and then select whether you’d like make a one-off or recurring payment. Given our limited admin resource, we’d be very grateful if members choose to set up a recurring payment (cancellable at any time) to help reduce the administrative burden.

Individual Membership

Please note that full voting membership of CWA is restricted to community-led organisations. Individual members do not have a vote but can serve as Directors if nominated by a voting member organisation.

Individual membership costs £10 per year.

To apply, please complete and submit the Individual Membership Form (found at the link below). If you require the form in a different format, please email us at admin@communitywoods.org .

Payment is only required once the application has been approved.

Group Membership

Voting membership of CWA is open to constituted community woodlands groups: meaning any democratic, community-led organisation engaged in aspects of woodland management on their own or in partnership with others.

The membership structure is based on group turnover (income).

  • Small Group (turnover less than £1,000) annual membership £10 per year

  • Medium Group (turnover between £1,000 and £30,000) annual membership £30 per year

  • Large Group (turnover over £30,000) annual membership £50 per year

  • Associate Membership £100 per year

To apply please complete and submit the Group Membership Form (found at the link below). Please also email a copy of your governing document to: admin@communitywoods.org.

If you require the form in a different format, please email us at admin@communitywoods.org .

Payment is only required once the application has been approved.