Green shoots: Defra touts £12m to help plant 500 hectares of trees

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Over next five months more than 500 hectares of trees are to be planted in 10 community forests across England, the government has announced

Over 500 hectares of trees are to be planted in 10 community forests in England over the next five months, as part of a £12.1m drive unveiled by the government yesterday aimed at boosting forest cover...

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