Forests: North of England

(asked on 8th January 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much of the New Northern Forest will be deciduous woodland.


Answered by
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Thérèse Coffey
This question was answered on 16th January 2018

Over the next 25 years the Woodland Trust and Community Forest Trust are aiming to plant more than 50 million trees from Liverpool to Hull. This Northern Forest will connect the five Community Forests in the north of England with green infrastructure and woodland created in and around major urban centres.

Planting will target areas where trees provide benefits for local communities and government is providing £5.7 million to kick-start the project. The Woodland Trust and Community Forests will work with stakeholders and local communities, including the White Rose Forest, to identify the specific sites where government funded planting will take place.

The Northern Forest will be a productive forest, with a mix of broadleaves, such as oaks, and coniferous species such as spruces, pines and firs. Details of exactly what planting will occur and where will be determined with the Woodland Trust, Community Forests and local stakeholders.

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