Funding
 

Trees on the Land is funded by a combination of donations from the general public, contributions from landowners and sponsorship from local businesses.  The initiative is run by a small team of professionals and a large network of volunteers who work to co-ordinate the planting projects each season.

We aim to deliver a strong, practical project which can run consistent annual schemes for farmers and other landowners to access quality trees for planting in all economic climates.

As we do not own or formally lease the land we plant on, we are not eligible for most large public and private funding schemes. 

Republic of Ireland:  Our planting projects are funded by donations, business sponsorship and contributions from landowners.  We occasionally avail of DAFM Forest Service grant aid for larger planting sites.

Northern Ireland:  Our planting projects are funded by donations, business sponsorship and contributions from landowners.  We occasionally avail of DAERA Forest Service grant aid for larger planting sites.

Cross Border Funding:  We do not receive any sort of cross border funding or support - we note this because it is often assumed that we do!

Landowner Contributions:  In 2016 we introduced landowner application fees to our planting schemes.  With growing uncertainty around future funding for agriculture and forestry, particularly with the UK leaving the European Union, we felt the project would benefit from a more self-sufficient funding model.  This worked very well and the project grew strongly during the following years. These application fees went towards our general project running costs including the purchase of trees.
In 2022 we removed the landowner application fees from all of our tree planting schemes with the exception of tree planting in private gardens. We had reached a point where incoming donations and business sponsorship could cover costs of running the projects and purchasing trees and we were able to revert to funding our tree planting schemes without the need for contributions from landowners.
Landowner application fees still apply to those wishing to plant trees in their private gardens as these kinds of projects are less suitable for funding through donations and sponsorship.

If you would like to help the project by making a donation please click HERE.