Who can apply for TE16: Use tree surgery to 'hinge' a tree into a watercourse?

Eligibility covers organisations in GB; nonprofit, charity, local-authority, community-group. The full eligibility conditions are part of the Pro detail.

TE16: Use tree surgery to 'hinge' a tree into a watercourse Grant

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Summary

This grant funds tree surgery techniques, specifically 'hinged' tree placement into watercourses, to support habitat restoration and watershed management. It is available to eligible applicants working on natural environment projects through a UK environmental-agency funding scheme.

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About this grant

TE16 is a capital grant item that funds the use of tree surgery to 'hinge' a tree into a watercourse. Hinging involves cutting partway through a tree or single stem so it can be bent into or across a watercourse while continuing to grow. The hinged tree creates living woody habitat for invertebrates and fish, provides shade and shelter, deflects water flow to restore habitat diversity, creates pools and areas of varying water flow for sediment deposition and wildlife habitat, and acts as a leaky barrier to push water onto the floodplain during high flows to help protect downstream areas from f …

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Who can apply for TE16: Use tree surgery to 'hinge' a tree into a watercourse?: Eligibility covers organisations in GB; nonprofit, charity, local-authority, community-group. The full eligibility conditions are part of the Pro detail.