Western Forest plan to create 2,500 hectares of new woodland by 2030

Michael Holder
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Tall, straight beech trees in West Woods, Wiltshire | Credit: iStock
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Tall, straight beech trees in West Woods, Wiltshire | Credit: iStock

Government unveils plans to create first new National Forest in 30 years stretching from the Cotswolds to the Mendips

As many as 20 million new trees are to be planted across Bristol, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Somerset by 2050 in a bid to create the first new National Forest in 30 years, under plans announced by...

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