Applications for Sponsored Trees - Farms and Smallholdings
Country
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Republic of Ireland
Northern Ireland
Type of Site
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Farm - Over 5 Hectares
Smallholding - Under 5 Hectares
Please select the farming or smallholding operations that best describe your farm - you may tick more than one box.
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Agricultural College / Training / Research
Agritourism / Ecotourism
Beef
Dairy
Equestrian
Existing Agroforestry
Existing Woodland / Forestry
Exotic / unusual species e.g. Alpacas, ostriches etc
Full-time farming
Goats
Holiday Lets / Bed & Breakfast / Accommodation
Horticulture / Fruit / Vegetables
In conversion to organic farming
Orchards
Organic farming
Part-time farming
Pigs
Poultry
Rare & heritage breeds
Regenerative farming
Sheep
Social Farming / Community Farm
Tillage / Arable
Upland or Unenclosed Land
Wild land with some low intensity grazing including wild deer / goats / ponies
Wild or fallow farmland not currently cultivated or grazed
Other - Please specify
County
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Please Select
Antrim
Armagh
Carlow
Cavan
Clare
Cork
Derry
Donegal
Down
Dublin
Fermanagh
Galway
Kerry
Kildare
Kilkenny
Laois
Leitrim
Limerick
Longford
Louth
Mayo
Meath
Monaghan
Offaly
Roscommon
Sligo
Tipperary
Tyrone
Waterford
Westmeath
Wexford
Wicklow
Have you taken part in the Trees on the Land project before?
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Name of Applicant
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Please give your full name - first name and surname.
Name of Farm or Organisation
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Email Address
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Confirmation Email
Please enter your email twice to ensure it is correct.
Contact Telephone Number
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Delivery Details
Please give us details of where to deliver your trees. This may be different to the location address of where you are planting your trees. We need a full and accurate postal address with Eircode / Postcode. Trees will be delivered by one of our team or by courier. We may ask you to collect trees from a local collection point, but the majority of you will receive direct deliveries to the address provided here. Please remember to let us know as soon as possible if your delivery address changes!
Delivery Name
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Please give a full name - first and surname - for the person who will receive the delivery of trees.
Delivery Contact Phone Number
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Delivery Address
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Address Line 1 - House Name or Number
Address Line 2
Address Line 3 - Town or City
County
Postcode / Eircode
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Your Tree Planting Plans
Introduction - Please give a short introduction to your farm or smallholding. Describe your farm land and the local landscape. Tell us how many acres or hectares you farm and whether you are a mixed farm or specialising in one area. Describe your tillage / horticultural / livestock operations briefly.
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Planting Plans - Please describe the tree planting you would like to do in as much detail as you can. Please include a short description of each planting area if you have more than one in mind, e.g. planting a new length of hedgerow to divide a field, woodland pockets in field corners, shelter belts to create shelter for livestock.
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Benefits - Please outline any benefits you hope to gain through your tree planting. E.g. If you would like to create shelter for livestock on exposed ground, create more habitat for biodiversity, soak up carbon etc..
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Benefits - Please tick the boxes that best describe what benefits you hope to gain with your tree planting. You can tick more than one box. Please do not feel you need to tick lots of boxes, select those that apply specifically to your project.
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Agritourism / Ecotourism
Ash Dieback - mitigation and tree cover restoration
Biosecurity - creating barriers between fields or neighbouring farms
Climate change and carbon squestration
Commercial fruit and nut production
Creating wildlife corridors and linking habitat
Cultural & Heritage Connections
Diversification of species in existing farm tree cover / woodland / hedgerows
Farm diversification / additional farm income streams
Flood prevention and mitigation
Green woodworking and craft materials
Growing browse for livestock / tree hay and tree fodder
Habitat for endangered / rare / protected species
Higher welfare for livestock
Improve field drainage / water cycling
Improving Mental Health
Improving local air quality / reducing emissions
Increase grazing season / reduce livestock housing time
Landscape and visual enhancement
Medicinal plants / foraging
Producing cut foliage and floristry materials
Producing fencing or hedgelaying materials
Replacing fallen, dead or diseased trees / storm damage
Restoring farm & heritage orchards
Runoff and soakage - interrupting and slowing surface water and nutrient runoff
Security - improving boundary security
Shelter and shade for livestock
Shelter for crops
Shelter, shade and screening for farm buildings and yards
Social Farming / Community / Farm Visits
Soil Quality - protect and improve soils
Stock proofing field boundaries
Supporting biodiversity and creating habitat for wildlife
Supporting farm pollinators and beekeeping operations
Supporting organic farming practices
Supporting regenerative agricultural practices
Sustainable firewood / biomass production
Timber - hardwood and softwood timber production
Tree cover infrastructure for moving and managing livestock and grazing rotations
Visual screening / noise reduction
Water quality and riparian habitat
Other - Please specify
Site Conditions and Habitats - Please describe the conditions and existing habitats at the site. E.g. Very wet or exposed ground, poor soil or other notable site conditions. Say if the land is currently under tillage or pasture, with boundary hedges or walls or drains etc. Describe any nearby roads, buildings, waterways, woodland, scrub or anything notable in the area close to your planting.
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Designations and Protected or Sensitive Habitats - These include land within or near to an SAC, SPA, SSSI, NHA or any other designation, unenclosed land, moorland, wetland, heathland, bog or unimproved old pasture or meadow that has never been ploughed or improved. You can look up designations on your land at https://gis.epa.ie/EPAMaps/ for the Republic of Ireland and at https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/services/natural-environment-map-viewer for Northern Ireland.
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There are no designated areas, protected or sensitive habitats on my land or nearby.
I do have designated areas, protected or sensitive habitats on my land or nearby.
I am not sure.
Designations and Protected or Sensitive Habitats - If you do have any designations, protected or sensitive habitats on your land or nearby, please outline briefly. It may not be possible to plant trees on your land, but we will guide you through any necessary steps towards seeking approval for planting.
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You can look up designations on your land at https://gis.epa.ie/EPAMaps/ for Republic of Ireland and at https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/services/natural-environment-map-viewer for Northern Ireland.
Soils - Please describe the soil at your planting site. Give the soil type if you know it. If you are unsure please write NOT SURE.
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Elevation - Please give the approximate elevation of your planting area(s) in Metres above Sea Level. If you are unsure please write NOT SURE.
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Protecting Your Trees - Fencing and Tree Guards - Please describe briefly how you intend to mark out and protect your trees from any likely damage e.g. from rabbits, hares, deer, livestock, mowers, strimmers etc. If you are unsure please write NOT SURE.
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Tree Planting Location
Please give the location where you will be planting your trees. This may be different to the delivery address you have given already. Please be as accurate as possible to help us to identify your planting area(s) on our maps.
Address of Tree Planting
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Address Line 1
Address Line 2
Address Line 3 - Town / City
County
Postcode / Eircode
Latitude and Longitude - Please give the latitude and longitude of your planting site, take the most central point if you are planning to plant more than one area. For help with this please see notes below.
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We suggest using Google Maps to find your latitude and longitude. Right-click the place or area on the map (satellite version is best). This will open a pop-up window where you will find your latitude and longitude in decimal format at the top. Click on the latitude longitude figure and it will automatically copy. Then paste into the box here by right-clicking into the box and clicking paste.
Please attach a map or plan of your tree planting showing each intended planting area. This can be a simple sketch or a Google Maps screenshot however we recommend using Google My Maps for this and uploading a link written into a doc or docx file. We can accept the following formats: pdf, doc, docx, jpg and jpeg. Please ensure your images are no larger than 10MB each to avoid problems when uploading.
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Please attach photographs of your planned planting areas. Please try to include a picture of each area, e.g. planned hedgerow, woodland area or waterside areas. We can accept the following formats: pdf, doc, docx, jpg and jpeg. Please ensure your images are no larger than 10MB to avoid problems when uploading.
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Your Tree Planting.
In this section please give us as much information as you can about the tree planting you would like to do and the areas and or lengths that you would like to plant. We will talk through your application with you on the phone and by email later on to finalise numbers and designs.
Types of Tree Planting - please tick the boxes that apply to the kinds of tree planting you would like to do. You may tick more than one box e.g. you may wish to plant both a woodland area and a length of shelter belt. For each box that you tick, a new section will appear below asking you to give the size and/or length of the area to be planted.
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Planting Woodland.
Planting Coppice.
Planting new lengths of Hedgerow.
Restoring Old & Existing Hedgerows.
Planting Shelter Belts or Soakage/Runoff Belts.
Planting Individual Field Trees or Small Groups of Trees.
Planting Riparian Areas - near streams, drains, ditches, rivers, ponds, lakes.
Planting Agroforestry.
Planting Parkland / Wood Pasture.
Planting Tree Lines or Avenues.
Planting Fruit & Nut Trees.
Woodland - Please give the approximate total area of woodland that you would like to plant in square metres. If you are unsure, please write NOT SURE.
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Coppice - Please give the approximate total area of coppice that you would like to plant in square metres. If you are unsure please write NOT SURE.
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New Hedgerows - Please give the total length in metres of new hedgerow that you would like to plant. If you are unsure please write NOT SURE.
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Restoring Old Hedgerows - If you are filling in gaps in an old hedgerow, please measure the gaps along the whole length and add them together to give the total length in metres of the places that need replanting. If you are unsure please write NOT SURE.
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Shelter Belts or Soakage / Runoff Belts - Length - Please give the total length in metres of shelter belt that you would like to plant. If you are unsure please write NOT SURE.
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Shelter Belts or Soakage / Runoff Belts - Width - Please give the width in metres of the shelter belt(s) that you would like to plant. If you are unsure please write NOT SURE.
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Individual Field Trees / Small Groups of Trees - Please give the total number of trees that you would like. Note that this section is for people wishing to plant a small number of scattered individual trees or small groups of about 3-10 trees. If you are looking to cover extensive areas with scattered trees please use the Agroforestry or Parkland / Wood Pasture options.
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Riparian Planting - Trees by Rivers, Streams, Drains, Ditches, Lakes, Ponds etc - Please give the total length in metres of waterside planting that you would like to do. If you are unsure please write NOT SURE.
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Riparian Planting - Trees by Rivers, Streams, Drains, Ditches, Lakes, Ponds etc - Please give the total area in square metres of waterside planting that you would like to do. If you are unsure please write NOT SURE.
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Agroforestry - Please give the approximate total area of the land you would like to establish with agroforestry in square metres. If you are unsure please write NOT SURE.
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Parkland / Wood Pasture Planting - Please give the approximate total area in square metres of parkland or wood pasture that you would like to plant. If you are unsure please write NOT SURE.
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Tree Lines & Avenues - Please give the total length in metres of tree lines or avenues that you would like to plant. If you are unsure please write NOT SURE.
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Fruit and Nut Trees - Numbers - Please indicate the number of apple trees or other fruit and or nut trees you would like to plant. Typically we can offer between 7 and 10 fruit trees to each project and occasionally larger numbers for orchard and agroforestry projects. If you are unsure please write NOT SURE.
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Fruit and Nut Tree Notes - If you have asked for fruit and nut trees please say what you would like. Please specify any varieties you would like. We usually have a good supply of heritage apple trees, other fruit and nut tree supplies are limited but we will always do what we can to supply them.
Other notes and special requirements - Please include any other details or special requirements you have for any of the trees you have asked for. Please say if you wish to exclude any species from your packs or if you need a particular mix of species.
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Agreements and Communications
Agreement - Please ensure you have read and understood the tree planting guidelines and further guidelines for accommodating sponsored trees.
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I / We have read and agree to the requirements and guidelines for tree planting and further guidelines for accommodating sponsored trees.
Sponsors visits and help with tree planting from volunteers - Please say whether you would like to have help with planting from sponsors and volunteer groups and visits from sponsors.
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I / We would be happy to have visits or help with planting from sponsors and volunteers.
I / We would prefer not to have any visits or help with planting from sponsors and volunteers.
Photographs - We require simple photographs of the planted trees as proof of planting. We also require permission to share these photographs, and those that you have uploaded to this form, with sponsors and donors for possible onward use on their websites, social media and other general media. You may wish to ensure that the photographs are of the trees only so that faces or locations are not visible in order to protect identities.
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I/We agree to send in photographs of the planted trees as proof of planting and to the use of any photographs by Trees on the Land and their Sponsors and Donors.
Communications - Please keep a close eye on your email inbox including your junk/spam box.
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I/ We understand that we will be contacted by email or telephone to discuss the planting project and with further details about tree deliveries and planting information.
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