• The farm (12.5 ha) has 1 ha of woodland and 0.9 ha of silvopasture (planted in 1995 -mainly ash in an exposed coastal location) which I am restoring
• The farm has much better habitat quality than average for the area and better than the national average
• The trees make a significant contribution to the carbon balance of the farm- woodland, hedges and silvopasture (grazed ) account for 18% of the farm area and 22 % and  78% of the soil and above ground biomass respectively.
• Planting more silvopasture and hedges offers the best chance to sequester more carbon.
• The farm is not financially viable without subsidy (half the farm income last year),  so keeping subsidy is vital
• We have just established c 500m of riparian buffer -some alongside the silvopasture
• As silvopasture is treated as agricultural land in NI, For the future, having more silvopasture would  improve soil health and increase the  farm carbon stock without loss of subsidy

You will find us at 108 Whitechurch Road, Ballywalter, Co Down. Northern Ireland   BT22 2JY

Over Agroforestry Open Weekend 2023 we will be open Saturday afternoon (after 1pm ) and all Sunday

People should book please-email jim.mcadam100@outlook.com  07796614870

1. FACILITIES/REFRESHMENTS: tea will be available
2. PARKING/ACCESS: yes
3. DOGS: No dogs please, there are sheep on the site.
4. DISABILITY ACCESS: We are not very Wheelchair accessible, sorry for any inconvenience

For more info:

TEL: 07796614870 (JIM)

EMAIL: jim.mcadam100@outlook.com

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