Forestry England to rewild 8,000 hectares of land to support wildlife and tree health

Michael Holder
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Credit: Forestry England

Agency announces plan to deliver four new 'wild areas' in a bid to make them 'the most valuable places for wildlife across England'

Forestry England is preparing to rewild more than 8,000 hectares of its land across four of the nation's forests, in a bid to experiment with a more hands-off approach to forestry management which it hopes...

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