Tree Planting
(asked on 25th October 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to promote the planting of trees.
This question was answered on 28th October 2016
Forestry is a devolved matter and the answer refers to England only.
New woodland planting in England is supported by the Rural Development Programme Countryside Stewardship woodland creation grant scheme. The Woodland Creation Planning Grant has also just opened for a second phase of applications. The first phase generated plans for over 1,064 hectares of woodland.