Forestry Craven

woodland, endure, must enclosed protect re-growth grazing

since sheep grazers, not browsers, not affect mature trees, devour seedlings. narrower face cattle, crop plants close ground , continuous grazing can overgraze land rapidly. ancient common grazing rights made impossible grow trees, fuel, because coppicing requires enclosure protect regrowth sheep, , rights deny enclosure.

from 2002 2008, yorkshire dales national park programme encouraged sheep farmers switch uplands livestock sheep cattle since not graze intensively. traditional breeds such blue greys , belted galloways can survive harsh winters , live off rough grasses sheep. until december 2013, national park farming , forestry improvement scheme offering grants farming, forestry , horticultural businesses become more efficient, more profitable , resilient whilst reducing impact of farming on environment.

since 1968, moorland has been reforested forestry commission. since 2005, collection of indigenous seeds , propagation produced saplings planting schemes began in 2010. between 2007 , 2013 dales woodland restoration programme funded creation of 450 hectares of new native woodland, on privately owned land.