Extending the tree health pilot scheme
I’m pleased to share that funding for the tree health pilot scheme has been extended. In this post, I’ll include a short overview of the scheme and details of what the extension includes.
Dr Elspeth Steel
Elspeth works in the Future Farming and Countryside Programme's Tree Health Policy team.
How we're supporting hedgerows
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Farm visits, Payments to improve tree health, Payments to plant trees and manage woodland
Last month, members of the team gathered at Hockey’s Farm in Hampshire situated on the edge of the New Forest. Together, we planted 1,500 small trees to establish a new native hedgerow across pastural farmland. In this post, I'll share more about the day and some of the ways through which we're supporting hedgerows in our …
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