Although the Lancashire Rural Futures programme has ceased

specialist rural business support can still be accessed through

Rural Futures on 01995 600724 www.ruralfutures.co.uk

Treecraft is based in the heart of the Forest of Bowland near Slaidburn. The business offers services such as hedge laying, tree planting, fencing and dry stone walling.

The proprietor Richard Atton also makes oak pergolas from green oak.

Treecrafts latest venture is a small scale tree nursery which uses seeds from locally collected oak and ash.

It is hoped that trees from the nursery will help to sustain the local species diversity and encourge the planting of locally sourced rather than imported trees.