A funding pot of more than £100,000 is available to support the planting of native broadleaf trees, creating new woodland habitats and providing potential long term income for landowners.
The woodland creation programme will be overseen by charityYorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (YDMT), and the team is currently looking for suitable sites to plant with a mixture of native broadleaf trees next winter.
YDMT has helped to plant more than 1.1 million native broadleaf trees across the Yorkshire Dales and Nidderdale since 1996 through the Dales Woodland Restoration Programme which is delivered and funded by a partnership including YDMT, Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority and the Forestry Commission.
Chris Lodge, Woodland Development Officer at YDMT said: “We’d love to hear from any farmers and landowners that might be interested in working with us to plant new woodlands. As well as providing funding for suitable projects, we can offer expertise, guidance and help with the design and planning of the site, together with advice on the long term income potential available to woodland owners through the Woodland Carbon Code.”
Eligibility will be assessed on a site-by-site basis, and depending on the specific details of each site, a grant covering up to 100% of the cost of creating the new woodland could be available to landowners through YDMT and partners.
Planting trees is a long term investment which will bring significant and long lasting benefits to wildlife, the environment and the landscape for future generations.
Now there is also the option for woodlands to be certified under the Woodland Carbon Code which could provide landowners with an income in the future.
YDMT is one of only a handful of organisations across the UK registered with the Forestry Commission as a Woodland Carbon Code Project Developer and able to work with landowners to create new woodlands through the scheme.
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