Farming & Forestry: online training event, 12 February 11.00am

Mike Strachan (Scottish Forestry, Operations and Development Officer) sits on the committee of the UK Farm Woodland Forum and is a member of the European Agroforestry Federation.  At this event he will be speaking about the opportunities to improve Farm and Forestry integration that will provide a wide range of benefits to Farmers.  A key benefit will of course be shelter - we are aware that over 30,000ha of woodland grazing is claimed annually by Farmers. It is not just shelter though. Other benefits can be identified: such as creating ground cover for increased biodiversity which can then improve crop pollination; opportunities to diversify such as woodland hens where there is a premium on eggs; woodland grazing; sporting income; surface water management and of course the timber.

Don’t miss this opportunity to see how your community woodland could benefit from incorporating farming as well as forestry!

 To register, please send an email to Amanda@communitywoods.org