Trees for Landowners
As a landowner, there are many reasons you may be looking for native trees and hedging of local provenance.
A few examples may include:
- Planting for future generations
- As amenity tree planting
- To create a beautiful avenue
- Tree planting in the landscape
- To re-establish an existing woodland
- For historical interest
- For flood risk management
- For conservation
- For profit
- To help with climate change
- To increase carbon storage
- For shooting
- To supplement leasing to farmers
- For community projects
- To provide habitat for wildlife
- For aesthetics and framing
- As a wind break
- To create privacy, naturally
- As a sound and visual barrier
- To provide habitat for wildlife
- As a new native, broadleaf woodland
Personalised service
At Beechgrove Trees and Hedges, we offer our discreet help and expert advice to assist landowners in making the right decisions for your own particular situation.
We aim to deliver your management objectives with confidence, whatever your motivation to grow trees of local provenance.
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Knowledge and Understanding
Our wealth of knowledge and understanding includes years of experience of regional growing conditions.
When offering guidance, we will take into consideration site specific details including climate, altitude and soil profile along with your personal vision for the project.
Experience ‘in the field’
We can advise you on the incentives for native tree planting and woodland creation and are well versed in the benefits of using locally sourced provenance seed.
We are also well placed to make recommendations about funding and grant packages and schemes available to local landowners, whatever your scale of planting. As a specific example, we have a good knowledge of the Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS).
Find out about the advantages of local provenance, locally grown, native trees here.
Blogs: Trees & Hedging for Landowners
Funding available for Woodland Plantings
Recently Jonathan Barrett from the Galloway Glens Landscape Partnership visited to see our developing native tree nursery. They are offering funding for small woodland plantings on farms and by community groups. For the
Which trees are best for planting in a coastal setting?
Coastal planting is perhaps the most difficult to deliver, as the air is usually heavily salt laden, and this can significantly affect many trees. The best option is to look around the area
What species would be best to plant for a wind-break hedge?
Any hedge will break up the wind and provide shelter (both down and upwind). Most hedges are predominantly made up of hawthorn, with a handful of other species, such as holly, hazel, rowan
What species are best to plant for a wildlife hedge?
Hedges are used by wildlife for shelter, feed, nesting and hibernating. A mixed hedge with some flowering/fruiting species (eg hawthorn, rowan, bird cherry, holly and hazel) and some species which hold their leaves
What is the best situation for my new saplings?
Like any new plant, trees and hedging plants need a balance of nutrients and water, protection from being grazed or browsed and protection from stems being damaged. As they are relatively small, they
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