Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 36459

Tree Planting: Animal Welfare

Tabled: 7 March 2025
Answered: 19 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Dr Neil Hudson

ConservativeEpping Forest

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Government-funded tree planting schemes are avoiding planting sycamore trees adjacent to, or near to, known equine grazing areas, in

Answer

Mary Creagh
Defra seeks to ensure all Government-funded tree planting schemes plant the right trees in the right place. Trees, forests, and woodlands can bring different benefits to different individuals, communities, and sectors. All woodland creation proposals cons...

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