Would anybody consider planting trees on their land?

[Derrick Hughes]

No never

 

[steveR]

Petition: Remove the requirement for farmers to have at least 10% tree cover to access the new Sustainable Farming Scheme.

Welsh Government is designing a new scheme to support farmers called the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS). The most controversial Universal Action needed to join the scheme is the requirement for a farmer to have 10% tree cover, excluding hedgerows, plus 10% habitat. Many farmers for various...

petitions.senedd.wales

Bit tight on time now.....

 

[suffolksmallholder]

I stealth planted a lot of native ‘unusuals’ twenty and more years ago in a particular area. It is nice to go back and see how they are doing.
They will be there long after I’m gone.
So far I have planted over 2000 trees and hedging on my plot, turning it from nullarbour to a pleasant shady place.
Mrs SS is currently planting the last of our hedge divisions.
OK we will never be as expansive as Wakelyns but it’s nice and shaded in the hot, hot summers and again the trees will be there long after me & the mrs
SS

 

[Still Farming]

Bit tight on time now.....

Is there 10,000 farmers who'll bother too??

 

[Ffermer Bach]

Is there 10,000 farmers who'll bother too??

I was just number 982