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Tree Planting

Asked by Callum AndersonLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 18 November 2025UIN 89285

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Nation to benefit from two new national forests backed by £1 billion investment in tree planting, published on 5 November 2025, what proportion of trees planted will be native species.

Answered by Mary Creagh

The design of the new forests will be led by delivery partners on the ground, so exact species mix is not known at this time.  The woodlands created will be designed for multiple functions including recreation, flood management, timber production and wildlife habitat – the species will be selected to reflect these functions will differ from site to site.

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