Trees for Farms

Part of our ‘Better Off With Trees’ Offer

Cows grazing in a field with guarded trees in the background

What are you offering me?

We’re offering expert, hassle-free support to integrate trees into your farming system. Whether you’re looking to improve farm resilience, diversify your income or enhance productivity, we’ll help you design a tree planting approach that works for your farm.

Ready to get started?

A meadow with buttercups and new guarded trees in the ground

Why would I want to do this?

Integrating trees into your farming business can boost productivity while strengthening your financial and environmental resilience. Agroforestry can help diversify farm income, protect livestock and crops from extreme weather, improve soil health and support wildlife.

We’ll make it easy by providing expert design options to suit you, handling site planning paperwork and guiding you through the funding process every step of the way.

A large old tree with sheep sitting underneath enjoying the shade

How will it work?

Together, we’ll take 5 steps towards getting trees integrated with your farm.
1.

Farm walk

We’ll walk your land with you to discuss how you want to include trees on your farm
2.

Planting options

Together, we’ll explore agroforestry and tree planting designs that work for your land and meet the requirements for available grants and funding
3.

Advice and support

We’ll share advice on how trees can support your farm business, helping you to make the right decision for the future
Woodland Survey
4.

Paperwork completed

We’ll carry out grant applications and all regulatory checks on your behalf, minimising the demand on your time
sapling
5.

Planting

We’ll help you get your tree planting right to ensure that your trees establish and thrive

Examples of planting designs we can offer

  • A ewe and her lamb stand grazing by a guarded tree in a field

    Grazing with trees

  • An apple orchard

    Traditional orchards

  • A drone shot of rows of trees planted across a farm with space for crops in between

    Trees with crops

  • Chickens wandering freely in an orchard

    Free range woodland poultry systems

  • People river dipping with trees alongside the river

    Riparian planting

  • Cows surrounded by sheltering trees and hedges

    Natural barns

  • A large group of cows sheltering by a hedge

    Hedges and shelter belts

  • A close up picture of an ancient, twisting tree in the Forest of Dean

    Mixed systems

  • Woodland with wildflowers growing a birdbox on one of the trees

    Woodland and forest planting

Our other offers for landowners

A forest in autumn, with a neat pile of logs on the ground

Productive Forestry

Thinking of a woodland creation project over 5ha? We’ll support you in a way that is beneficial to your land and pocket.
An owl sleeping in a tree

Wildlife Woodlands

Make a meaningful contribution to nature recovery by creating high-quality wildlife woodlands.
A person in protective gear, cutting a tree with a chainsaw

Woodland Management

We provide and connect you to the right expert support to bring your existing woodland into active management.