A FUNDING pot of more than £100,000 is available to support the planting of native broadleaf trees, creating new woodland habitats and providing potential long-term income for landowners.

The woodland creation programme will be overseen by Clapham charity the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (YDMT), and the team is currently looking for suitable sites to plant a mixture of native broadleaf trees next winter.

The trust has helped to plant more than 1.1 million native broadleaf trees across the Yorkshire Dales and Nidderdale since 1996 through the Dales Woodland Restoration Programme which is delivered and funded by a partnership including YDMT, Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority and the Forestry Commission.

Chris Lodge, woodland development officer at YDMT, said: “We’d love to hear from any farmers and landowners that might be interested in working with us to plant new woodlands.

"As well as providing funding for suitable projects, we can offer expertise, guidance and help with the design and planning of the site, together with advice on the long-term income potential available to woodland owners through the Woodland Carbon Code.”

Eligibility will be assessed on a site-by-site basis, and depending on the specific details of each site, a grant covering up to 100 per cent of the cost of creating the new woodland could be available to landowners through YDMT and partners.

To find out more, contact Mr Lodge on 015242 51002 or email chris.lodge@ydmt.org