A new podcast series is being launched by The Great Northumberland Forest giving a glimpse into how farmers in Northumberland are creating more woodlands on their land. 
 

The podcast series looks at topics including agroforestry – the combination of agriculture and woodland creation - planting for nature and wetlands and planting in small areas. 
 

Listen to the first episode on Spotify here: https://nland.cc/GNFpodcast 
 

The monthly podcast series, hosted by The Great Northumberland Forest project manager, Mark Child, features guest speakers from Westhills Farm in Rothbury, Middle Coldcotes farm near Ponteland and Low Newton Hall Farm near Alnwick. 
 

The 10-minute episodes explore upland farming, tree planting and cattle as well as the benefits of adding trees to land such as diversifying income, increasing biodiversity, improving soil and water health or reducing carbon in the atmosphere. 
 

Council Leader and Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Glen Sanderson, said: “This new podcast series is a very informative resource for land managers and gives first-hand experiences about how trees are benefiting areas in the county.” 
 

The Council has committed to creating more tree coverage across the county and this forms part of an initiative to protect and enhance the natural environment. 
 

Councillor Sanderson continues: “Being a farmer myself, I understand the challenges of modern farming and balancing this with greenhouse gas reduction. I would urge everyone who is thinking about adding trees to their land to give it a listen and get in touch with the team to find out more about how we can support you.” 
 

If you are a land manager interested in finding out more about adding trees to your property, or you have had trees damaged through Storm Arwen and are looking for help to restore these, please contact The Great Northumberland Forest Team by emailing enquiries.forest@northumberland.gov.uk
 

You can also phone 01670 623416 and request a call back. Please leave a voicemail with your name, number and a short message. A member of our team will call you back, usually within a week.