Monday, October 6, 2025

Council seeks farmers and landowners to become part of Northern Forest scheme

Farmers, landowners, nd smallholders are being sought by North Lincolnshire Council to help creating a piece of woodland that will become part of the Northern Forest, an ambitious plan to plant 50 million trees across the country from Hull to Liverpool.

The council is looking for any land that can be used to plant trees through its woodland creation offers, which include:

• Woodland and hedgerow creation of many shapes and sizes
• Shelterbelt creation, protecting areas of land from strong weather, particularly wind
• Agroforestry systems – the integration of trees into a farming system
• Riverside planting and natural flood alleviation
• Gapping-up and replanting of hedgerows and woodland

The council works with the Humber Forest, Woodland Trust and the Forestry Commission as well as volunteer groups who will help with planting and aftercare. They have already been involved in several large and small scale plantings across the region, in both rural and urban settings.

Newly-planted trees in North Lincolnshire will be registered on the tree counter on the council’s website which keeps track of the ultimate aim of planting 250,000 trees in North Lincolnshire.

It is part of the council’s Green Futures commitment to making North Lincolnshire greener, more sustainable and a better place to live and work for generations to come.

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