Elslack Estate, North Yorkshire
Diversification for long-term returns.
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If you’re interested in diversifying your business, read our case study for Elslack Estate, North Yorkshire which shows how woodland can increase land value and generate income for the landowner, whilst also providing environmental benefits such as habitat creation and natural flood management.
Key facts
- site: Rectory Allotment, Elslack, North Yorkshire
- size: 45 hectares, with 63,000 trees
- type: mixed conifer and broadleaved woodland
- species: Sitka spruce, Norway spruce, Douglas fir, mixed native broadleaves including oak, birch and hazel
- agent: Edwin Thompson LLP, Carlisle
- grants: Woodland Creation Planning Grant (WCPG), Countryside Stewardship Woodland Creation Grant (CS WCG)