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<p>The Government is on course to plant 11 million trees this Parliament 2017-22.
Woodland creation is a key activity in our 25 year Environment Plan.</p><p> </p><p>The
Forestry Commission routinely publish statistics on planting rates for new woodland
creation as part of their Corporate Performance Indicators. The latest figures show
that from April 2017 to March 2019 at least 3.64 million trees have been planted,
equivalent to approximately 2,318 hectares of woodland creation. These figures concern
additional rather than replacement trees and as such exclude trees planted to restock
woodland after timber harvesting operations.</p><p> </p><p>Government’s support for
this woodland creation has predominantly been from the Countryside Stewardship scheme.
Further Government support has been through the Environment Agency and National Forest
Company.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In the Autumn Budget the Government announced
an additional £60 million for tree planting initiatives, comprising £10 million to
fund urban tree planting and £50 million for a Woodland Carbon Guarantee scheme. This
will add to other new planting in the pipeline, supported by the High Speed 2 Woodland
Fund, the Woodland Carbon Fund and Government’s kick start investment in the Northern
Forest.</p>
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