10 January 2020
It is one of the UK's biggest woodland projects
9 January 2020
Willow trees have high concentrations of cobalt and zinc
25 November 2019
Farmer discovers opportunities in the sector
14 November 2019
Young farmers as young as 10 to join in
4 November 2019
Govt scheme to help farmers be more green
26 September 2019
The trees will provide a new income stream
30 July 2019
Planting trees can boost farm productivity
10 July 2019
It has provided more than £2m of grant aid
30 May 2019
Woodland Trust will contribute up to 85% of the costs
12 March 2019
Further targeted grant funding will be available to support woodland planting and restoration schemes within a 'green corridor' alongside th...
19 February 2019
Young farmers are being encouraged to support the environment in their local communities through a new tree planting initiative. The new ...
18 February 2019
Farmers have helped plant over 1,700 trees on farmland to naturally slow the flood of surface water in times of flood. Farmers and enviro...
11 January 2019
The Scottish Government will streamline the process for forestry grant payments in a move to encourage more small scale landowners to take u...
11 December 2018
A new online calculator has been developed to help farmers and others to design woodlands to capture airborne ammonia and so reduce air poll...
6 December 2018
Major afforestation plans by the Welsh Government could drive 1,400 farming families off the land, Welsh farmers have warned. New proposa...
27 November 2018
Landowners can help prevent flooding by planting trees in upland areas to act as a buffer and slow down the flow of water, but will need mor...
15 November 2018
Current uses of land in the UK "must change" to help remove greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere, the Committee on Climate Change ha...
30 October 2018
Rural-based organisations and farm groups have united in their call for a solid Government commitment to long-term funding in any new post-B...
23 October 2018
A project called the 'Forestry Investment Zone' has been set up in Cumbria to help landowners and farmers create new woodland. The Zone h...
27 September 2018
Low rates of tree planting and ambitious Government targets have made the climate favourable for landowners to take advantage of grant schem...
13 September 2018
The government has increased access for farmers and landowners to receive woodland creation grants, now available all year round. Applica...
2 July 2018
Farmers and landowners are being urged to generate cash by signing up for a woodland scheme to limit greenhouse gas emissions. The Woodla...
14 June 2018
Farmers have helped create 7,100 hectares of new woodland planted during 2017/18, a rise of 2,300 hectares from the previous year. The fi...
12 June 2018
Major agroforestry trials should be established during the EU withdrawal period to improve agricultural productivity and environmental prote...
7 June 2018
Farmers and landowners will help in the first phase of a £1m project to revitalise an 80sq mile area of Northern Ireland with woodland. T...
9 May 2018
Farmers and landowners have been told they are missing out on healthy returns in the forestry sector, which has been boosted by tax incentiv...
19 April 2018
A research project is looking at promoting agroforestry with hopes it could change how the British countryside looks and functions in the fu...
4 April 2018
Over 2,500 native trees now dot the banks of the Burntollet River in County Londonderry thanks to local farmers and landowners. The river...
21 March 2018
The substantial widening of compulsory purchase powers which hoped to be included in new forestry legislation has been rejected by MSPs in t...
