1 Shelter and shade
Trees provide great shelter for animals. Photo: Ted Green © Woodland Trust
With projected increases in summer temperatures, trees for shelter and shade on farms could be essential for animal welfare.
 

2 Pollination
Trees also shelter crops. Photo: Keith Huggett © Woodland Trust
Windbreaks also provide important shelter for crops and their pollinating insects. Restoration of lost hedgerow trees could benefit both pollinators and wildlife 

 

 3 Timber
Make money or save energy costs by growing trees for timber. Photo: Jane Beggs © Woodland Trust
There is always a market for good quality hardwood timber, which can add long-term value to a well-managed woodland 



  



4 Water quality
Trees can protect water courses. Photo: Steven Kind © Woodland Trust
Carefully sited, trees can reduce soil erosion and protect watercourses from both sedimentation and nutrient-rich runoff from manure and fertilisers

 

5 Conservation / game cover
Woods enable you to breed game. Photo: Dawn Monrose © Woodland Trust
Well designed woodland increases the potential for game shooting acting as both a shelter and as a valuable area for feeding game 

 


6 Carbon emissions
Trees absorb carbon. Photo: Paul Glendell © Woodland Trust
New woodland can absorb carbon, helping to reduce net carbon dioxide emissions

 
7 Wood fuel
Trees can save you energy costs
Woodfuel can replace fossil fuels and play an important role in the mitigation of climate change 		 8 Building
You don't need concrete to build huts and barns. Photo: James 'Dan' Hall
Sustainable use of timber instead of materials such as concrete and steel 


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