Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 101906
Forests: Oxford-Cambridge Arc
Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 9 January 2026
Question
Pippa Heylings
Liberal Democrat — South Cambridgeshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her planned timeline is for woodland creation for the Oxford–Cambridge National Forest; what interim milestones have been set; and when plans for boundaries and targets will be pu
Answer
Mary CreaghThe Government intends for woodland creation to commence in the Oxford Cambridge Corridor in November 2026. Further detail concerning milestones, targets and boundaries for this New National Forest will be made public in due course.