Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 111640

Western Forest

Tabled: 9 February 2026

Answered: 12 February 2026

Question

Dan Norris

Independent — North East Somerset and Hanham

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on survival rates for new trees planted in the Western forest.

Answer

Mary Creagh

The Western Forest was launched on 21 March 2025 and is in its first tree-planting season. This runs between October and April. Monitoring will commence after this period. Consistent with Defra’s tree planting grants it will provide annual payments for up...

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