Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 72090

Western Forest

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025

Question

David Taylor

LabourHemel Hempstead

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made on the creation of the Western Forest.

Answer

Mary Creagh
In March 2025, the Government launched the first new National Forest in 30 years, the Western Forest. The forest will see 20 million trees planted across the West of England and create at least 2,500 hectares of new woodland, bringing nature closer to peo...

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