Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 94125
Forests: Conservation
Tabled: 24 November 2025
Answered: 2 December 2025
Question
John Whitby
Labour — Derbyshire Dales
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many hectares of privately-owned Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites have received public subsidies to restore them into good ecological condition in the last 2 years.
Answer
Mary CreaghThe Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) scheme supports the restoration of Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites (PAWS). In 2023 there was around 1,100 ha that received subsidies for the restoration of Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites (PAWS) u...
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