The National Forest (England)

The National Forest is an environmental project in central England run by The National Forest Company. From the 1990s, 200 square miles (520 km2) of north Leicestershire, south Derbyshire and southeast Staffordshire have been planted in an attempt to blend ancient woodland with newly planted areas to create a new national forest. It stretches from the western outskirts of Leicester in the east to Burton upon Trent in the west, and is planned to link the ancient forests of Needwood and Charnwood.

In January 2018 the UK government unveiled plans to create a new English Northern Forest[1] extending from Liverpool to Hull.[2] It will shadow the path of the east-west M62 motorway.[3]

  1. ^ Perraudin, Frances (7 January 2018). "Government pledges £5.7m to develop new northern forest". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  2. ^ O'Sullivan, Feargus (10 January 2018). "Britain's Next Megaproject: A Coast-to-Coast Forest". Bloomberg.
  3. ^ Harrabin, Roger (7 January 2018). "Plan to grow new Northern Forest". BBC News.