Cragend Farm Tree Project
Wednesday, 4 February 2026
Cragend Farm has embarked on a new project, which is part of the Great Northumberland Forest scheme.
Guest Blog by Shaun Renwick
Cragend Farm
Shaun Renwick writes:
Cragend Farm has a new tree project for the coming years: to plant Ten In Field Trees of Ten Varieties.
These 100 Parkland trees will break up the grazing at Cragend, creating habitat for insects and small mammals, create corridors for wildlife to travel through and shelter in, and create shade for stock during the heat of the summer.
These trees will also help to control the flow of rainwater during the autumn downpours helping to control flooding further down the Coquet, working towards a catchment wide plan to stop rainwater running off the land quickly.
Oak Tree Ring
There is of course a human element to these trees, and they will be planted so that almost all of them will be able to be seen from the road to Rothbury.
This landscape change will create more interest in the Coquet valley for visitors and residents. Holiday makers visiting Cragend Farm have already sponsored twelve of the trees with their all-important guards, and returning visitors are taking delight in seeing how their trees are growing.
The Trees will be set out in groups of ten around the farm, and during planting, and once the trees have been established the idea is to set out a tree trail walk around the project.
This walk is likely to take around an hour through the pastures on Cragend Farm.
