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<p>Figures published by the Forestry Commission show that 546 hectares of woodland
was created in England during the financial year 2015-16. This was supported by the
Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE).</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Forestry
Commission estimates that a further 165 hectares of woodland was created without RDPE
support, bringing the total created during 2015-16 to 711 hectares.</p><p> </p><p>In
the period April 2016 - June <ins class="ministerial">2016</ins> <del class="ministerial">2017</del>,
a further 422 hectares of woodland was created with RDPE support. This amounted to
1,292,000 trees planted in England.</p><p> </p><p>This Government remains committed
to planting 11 million trees during this Parliament.</p>
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