Tree planting around Perimeter of Fields

Agroforestry does not give any grants just planting the perimeters only. You would have to be prepared to plant rows of trees spaced out at a stocking rate of 400 - 1000 trees per hectare (equal spacing) is acceptable and the minimum eligible plot size will be 0.50ha and tree-to-tree width of 20 metres

If finance is an issue you could go with cheaper trees bare root plants such as green beech, rowan, Sycamore, Alder and Hazel.

As an aside Oak leaves are poisonous to cattle.

Interesting point, isn't there a few schemes about where they give you free trees to plant. So called friends of the earth type stuff where they plant trees for the paying public but are always looking for places to plant

I planted around the perimeter with close to a 1000 trees. Self financed. Oak,Alder, Bitch,Scots pine, crab apple, wild cherry, quaking aspen, rowan.

The largest outlay is tree shelters and stakes. Sheep and deer would knock the odd one but I would be wary of having cattle around them unless the trees are fenced.

Do some birch groves and the odd oak/Scot’s pine feature trees in the middle of some fields.

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