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Apr 2024
29,000 trees planted in Masham to create new woodlands
Almost 30,000 trees are being planted on Swinton Estate in Masham as part of a new woodlands initiative.
Plant nursery, Johnsons Nurseries Ltd, has supplied the trees and whips - the young seedlings, to the 20,000-acre estate.
Funding for this project has come from the White Rose Forest through its Trees for Climate programme, part of the government’s Nature for Climate Fund.
The White Rose Forest is the Community Forest for North and West Yorkshire and works with landowners, businesses and communities across the region to provide support and funding for woodland creation projects that will benefit communities and the environment.
Over 30 varieties of trees were supplied for the woodlands via The DTMS Group, contracted to deliver the landscaping for the project. The varieties included Pinus sylvestris, Picea abies, Sorbus aucuparia, Quercus robur, Salix caprea, and Acer campestre.
Trees were specifically selected and sited for water and biodiversity improvements and for their many climate benefits from providing oxygen and absorbing carbon dioxide to providing resources and habitat to wildlife.
Almost 30,000 trees at the Masham Estate
Johnsons Nurseries’ marketing manager, Eleanor Richardson, said:
Will Richardson, forestry advisor to the Swinton Estate, added:
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