Woodland creation 2024

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26 September 2024
Courtyard, Kirkharle, Newcastle upon Tyne NE19 2PE
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About Woodland creation

Trees have many benefits to offer farmers. They can protect livestock and crops, mitigate flooding, support nature, improve soil quality, help manage emissions, as well as creating opportunities for diversification and delivering new income streams. 

Tree planting and woodland creation can sit alongside food production.  Planting the right tree in the right place can help your farming business become more sustainable as well as delivering environmental benefits.

If you would like to learn more about the benefits of incorporating trees into your farming practice, join us at Little Harle on 26 September.

Our panel of expert speakers comprising representatives from Forestry Commission will be talking about woodland creation, woodland management, the support and advice available to you, as well as answering your questions on tax and much more.

Newly planted trees

Expert advice

Gain critical insights and guidance from those who built a diversification business

Case study tours

View the site/project on the day to see how it was diversified to create a new income stream

Networking opportunities

Meet like-minded farmers from across the UK farming industry to share experiences and ideas

Hear from speakers

Have your questions answered and discuss your ideas with professionals and peers

Agenda

09:30

Attendee registration desk opens and speakers arrive at the venue for networking breakfast/coffee and speaker briefing meeting
09:55

Welcome from Suzie Horne, Business editor, Farmers Weekly 
10:00 – 10:25

Richard Wilson, land use adviser at Forestry Commission
10:25 – 10:50

Kate Hawley, Forestry Commission
10:50– 11.20

Quick coffee/comfort break
11:20 – 11:45

Finance and planning: Gareth Owen, Scottish Woodlands Ltd.
11:45 – 12:10

Tax implications: Andrew Robinson, senior agricultural partner at Armstrong Watson
12:10 - 13:10

Tour
13:10 – 14:10

Lunch
14:10– 14:30

Woodland Trust: Dr Rachel Penn, outreach adviser
14:30 – 14:50

Q&A; all speakers
14:50

Suzie Horne, Business editor, Farmers Weekly, closing remarks  
15:00

End Event  

Meet the host

Suzie Horne is Farmers Weekly’s Business Editor. She has a Yorkshire family farming background and an HND in agricultural marketing and business administration.

Suzie has an extensive background in agricultural journalism and is interested in all farm business and rural issues.

Speakers

Andrew Robinson

Andrew is a senior agricultural partner at accountancy firm Armstrong Watson.

Andrew Robinson

Andrew is a senior agricultural partner at accountancy firm Armstrong Watson.

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Kate Hawley MICFor

Kate has worked across England, Scotland and Wales for the Forestry Commission over the last 14 years.

Kate Hawley MICFor

Kate has worked across England, Scotland and Wales for the Forestry Commission over the last 14 years. She spent time leading and developing woodland incentives schemes along Defra and Natural England, and now leads on forestry operational delivery across Yorkshire and the North East.

She lives in Newcastle with her husband Scott, a climate change scientist for Defra, and their two young children.

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Richard Wilson

Richard works as a land use adviser at the Forestry Commission.

Richard Wilson

Richard works as a land use adviser at the Forestry Commission and has worked in various roles for the Forestry Commission in England and Scotland as well as managing the Woodland Trust's North East sites.

He is interested in land management and the utilisation of livestock in habitat restoration projects, especially Highland cattle. In addition, Richard is a chartered forester as well as a tenant farmer.

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Gareth Owen

Gareth is regional manager for England and Wales at Scottish Woodlands Ltd and has worked as a forest manager for 17 years, mainly in the Scottish Borders and north east England.

Gareth Owen

Gareth has worked as a forest manager for 17 years, mainly in the Scottish Borders and north east England.

This has included managing a mixture of farm and estate woodlands, commercial forestry plantations and woodland creation sites.

Over and above that, he’s been involved with local and national efforts to improve the woodland creation approval processes north and south of the border.

Gareth currently heads a region of 17 staff, with offices in Northumberland, County Durham and North Wales where staff are working on around 25 woodland creation projects of various sizes.

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Dr Rachel Penn

Dr Rachel Penn CIEEM CEnv has been the Woodland Trust Outreach Adviser for north-east England since 2020.

Dr Rachel Penn

Dr Rachel Penn CIEEM CEnv has been the Woodland Trust Outreach Adviser for north-east England since 2020. She advises land owners and managers on all aspects of native woodland creation, including agroforestry, and ancient woodland management.

This covers regulation, design and management to ensure that planting schemes meet their objectives. Rachel delivers the Woodland Trust’s MOREwoods scheme locally as well as the agroforestry fund ‘Trees for Your Farm’.

Rachel also works with a wide range of partners engaged with woodland creation planning and funding, including the Forestry Commission, Great Northumberland Forest, North East Community Forest, Groundwork and the three regional Rivers Trusts.

Rachel is a professional botanist, with 40 years' experience in the field, and holds a doctorate in plant growth and soil science.

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Venue

Location

Orchard Park Farms - Hornblotton, Somerset, BA4 6SF

Phone: 01963 240154
Mob: 07831 483 392

Website:
https://www.orchardparkfarms.com/

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Headline partner - Woodland creation

Forestry Commission

The Forestry Commission is responsible for protecting, expanding and promoting sustainable woodland management in England.

We do this through providing grants and advice on woodland creation and woodland management, as well as managing felling licences and offering advice on tree health.

We can help you to find out more about how trees can complement your existing business and the benefits they can offer you and your land.

With financial incentives available and expert support on hand, woodland creation and management can help you diversify, generate reliable revenue streams and deliver environmental benefits that support your wider land management goals.

For more information on woodland creation, grants and the support available, visit the website below or contact your local Woodland Creation Officer.

Website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/forestry-commission

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