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<p>There are immediate environmental benefits from planting trees for new woodland
creation; these increase over time and as the woodland develops and matures.</p><p>
</p><p>For example, the change of land use means that some public benefits such as
water quality improvement are achieved immediately. Within the first 5 years benefits
to soil infiltration (for flood risk management) and biodiversity can be seen, with
different species benefiting as the woodland becomes established. Carbon sequestration,
the contribution of evapotranspiration to flood risk management and landscape enhancement
generally give greatest benefit to the environment at canopy closure and beyond, 10-25
years after planting.</p><p> </p>
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