GRANTS of up to £2,000 are once again on offer to land managers in the North York Moors National Park for hedgerow planting and drystone walling.

Now in its sixth year, the Traditional Boundary Scheme seeks to restore and improve the traditional field boundaries which form an important part of the landscape character of the park.

The authority wants to help landowners improve, protect and restore such features, which can involve drystone wall restoration, hedge planting, laying and coppicing.

Conservation projects assistant Roy McGhie said: “The Traditional Boundary Scheme offers an excellent way for land managers to restore field boundaries, and this can deliver multiple benefits for everyone involved.

“The walls and hedges of the National Park act to house animals, reduce erosion, provide shelter, increase habitat connectivity, and provide the aesthetic landscape character that makes our park so distinctive.

"We’re also pleased to be able to support the heritage craftspeople who often undertake this skilled walling and hedging work.”

Priority is given to those boundaries which are most visible from a public right of way or of particular historical or environmental interest. For more visit northyorkmoors.org.uk/tbs, email tbs@northyorkmoors.org.uk or call 01439-772700.