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Jul 2021
Swinton Estate to increase woodland by half with £85,000 government funding
Swinton Estate has received £85,551 government funding that will enable it to increase its woodland by half.
The 20,000-acre estate near Masham includes Swinton Park Hotel, Swinton Bivouac and Swinton Country Club and Spa.
The funding, from the Department for Food, the Environment and Rural Affairs will be spent on extending the estate's woodland from 700 hectares to 1050 over the next 20 years.
Using a new business model, the estate will generate revenue from the sale of ecosystem services produced by the new woodland, including carbon, biodiversity units, water management and recreation.
Organisations could apply for up to £100,000 to help with nature projects that tackle climate change from Defra's Natural Environment Readiness Fund.
Mark Cunliffe-Lister, owner of Swinton Estate and chair of the CLA Forestry and Woodlands Committee said,
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Funding has been awarded to 27 environment projects nationally.
One of the ways it is hoping to make money is through the sale of timber.
Holly Story, senior environmental management consultant at GSC Grays, who helped the Estate design the application said:
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