Shelterbelt tree pack
Create a shelterbelt to protect your livestock, crops or buildings from fierce weather. This pack can create a 10 x 125m shelterbelt and is subsidised (part-funded) by our partners* to help you grow a shelterbelt that not only protects your animals or crops, but also provides a haven for wildlife, cleans air and water, and provides food and fuel.
These packs are made up of trees suited to growing on large plots of land and include 210 cell grown saplings, approximately 20-60cm in height (depending upon species). Trees should be planted 2.5 metres apart; you can mix species at random or plant the smaller shrubs down one edge to create a graded woodland which may improve the value for shelter and wildlife.
These packs come in regional varieties and, wherever possible, we try to match tree provenance to each location. We recommend you select the variety that is the closest to the location of your planting site:
- England: 30 Downy Birch, 20 Hazel, 20 Hawthorn, 30 Rowan, 40 Wild Cherry, 70 English Oak.
- Upland UK: 70 Downy Birch, 20 Hazel, 20 Hawthorn, 40 Rowan, 60 Sessile Oak.
- Scotland: 30 Downy Birch, 20 Hazel, 20 Hawthorn, 40 Rowan, 30 Wild Cherry, 70 English Oak.
- Wales & West of England: 30 Downy Birch, 20 Hazel, 20 Hawthorn, 30 Rowan, 40 Wild Cherry, 70 Sessile Oak.
Some of the tree species included in variations of this pack can be toxic to certain animals. If you are planting near livestock, we would recommend that you research which species may affect your specific livestock and choose a pack without these species.
Tree protection options:
You can choose whether you want to purchase tree protection alongside your saplings or not. Please consider whether your saplings need protection, particularly from browsing mammals.
- No tree protection – your order will contain saplings, but no tree protection. We would suggest this option if your saplings are unlikely to be affected by browsing mammals of any size, or if you have plans for alternative tree protection e.g., browsing reduction, fencing.
- Easywraps and canes – your order will contain saplings as well as easywraps and canes. This option will help to provide protection from small mammals e.g. voles.
- Tubes and stakes - your order will contain saplings as well as tubes and stakes. This option will help to provide protection from small and large browsing mammals.
Estimated full-grown height:
Downy birch: 25m, Hawthorn: 10m, Pedunculate Oak: 40m, Sessile Oak: 40m, Wild Cherry: 25m, Hazel: 8m, Alder: 30m, Dog Rose: 1.5m
Purchase size and growth:
These trees are cell-grown saplings, ranging from approximately 20-50cm in height. Cell grown trees can be planted all year round in most situations as long as they are given the correct care. Please be aware that depending upon the time of year you receive your sapling (particularly early spring) it may not look very perky upon arrival, please do not worry once it has been planted it should pick up quickly.
UK and Ireland Sourced and Grown (UKISG):
Every sapling that we provide is UK and Ireland sourced and grown to minimise the risk of importing and spreading tree pests and diseases. Seeds are collected and stored in the UK and Ireland, and they are all coded and batched so that we can track each individual tree.
More information about the trees in these packs can be found here.
*Thanks to generous support from our partners, you will only pay 40% of the cost of these packs
The images in this product listing show the saplings bundled and wrapped. This plastic wrap is made from LDPE (low-density polyethylene) and is 100% recyclable, we encourage users to recycle them when you are ready to plant your trees.
