DEFRA has announced that over 500 hectares will be planted with trees across England’s ten Community Forests, through an investment of £12.1m. This is an important part of the Government’s target of net zero emissions by 2050.
The Government has also put further funding into tree planting across the country, including in towns and cities – and near rivers to help reduce flood risk. This is in line with a commitment to increase planting to 30,000 hectares per year across the UK by 2025.