Agroforestry for UK Small Farms: Trees, Livestock and Long-Term Income on Limited Land (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798244990881)

Agroforestry for UK Small Farms is a practical guide to integrating trees with livestock and crops on small British farms. Designed for smallholders, mixed farmers and new landowners, it focuses on low-input systems that improve resilience, productivity and long-term income.

In this book, you'll learn how to:

• Assess soil, slope, wind and water on your holding

• Design silvopasture systems for cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry

• Use trees to improve grazing, shelter and grass regrowth

• Plan alley cropping on limited land with machinery access

• Choose fruit, nut, fodder and coppice trees suited to the UK

• Establish hedgerows, shelterbelts and riparian buffers

• Manage spacing, light and grazing pressure around trees

• Avoid common planning mistakes in the first years

Whether your goal is better livestock welfare, diversified income or long-term land resilience, this book provides clear, UK-specific guidance grounded in practical farm realities.