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Up to £1,000 Available for Dumfries and Galloway Tree Planting Projects
New funding aims to boost biodiversity and improve woodland connectivity through small-scale tree planting projects across the region.
Communities, farmers, schools and landowners across Dumfries and Galloway are being encouraged to apply for grants of up to £1,000 to support native tree planting projects as the Dumfries and Galloway Tree Planting Grant Scheme reopens for applications.
The scheme, managed by Dumfries and Galloway Woodlands (DGW), aims to support small-scale planting projects that deliver benefits for wildlife, the environment and local communities. This year’s programme places a special emphasis on “woodland connectivity”, encouraging applicants to create links between fragmented woodland habitats and strengthen wildlife corridors across the region.
Native tree planting can help boost biodiversity, improve habitats, enhance landscapes and contribute to carbon capture efforts. Organisers say even relatively small projects can play an important role in creating healthier and more resilient ecosystems.
Phil Dowling, Woodland ACTION Officer with Dumfries and Galloway Woodlands, said the focus on woodland connectivity would help strengthen biodiversity and increase resilience to climate change, disease and invasive species. He noted that connected woodland habitats can also improve soil health, drainage and carbon storage while benefiting people’s physical and mental wellbeing.
Phil said:
“This season we’re encouraging grant applicants to design projects that join fragmented woodland sites together. Woodland connectivity leads to a landscape with both greater biodiversity and genetic diversity, resulting in increased resilience towards pests & disease, climate change, and invasive non-native species. The health of a landscape can influence such things as soil nutrient cycles, drainage, carbon capture, as well as our own and mental and physical wellbeing”.
Last year, funding recipients included farmers, landowners, community groups and schools, all of whom used the scheme to deliver a wide variety of tree planting projects across the region.
The grant scheme is supported through funding from Scottish Forestry, Woodland Trust Scotland, The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Dumfries and Galloway Council.
Further information, including eligibility details and application forms, is available through the Dumfries and Galloway Woodlands website at dgwoodlands.org.uk.
